Calabrò, Rocco Salvatore and Reitano, Simone and Leo, Antonino and De Luca, Rosaria and Melegari, Corrado and Bramanti, Placido (2014) Can robot-assisted movement training (Lokomat) improve functional recovery and psychological well-being in chronic stroke? Promising findings from a case study. Functional Neurology, 29 (2). pp. 139-141. ISSN 1971-3274
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Abstract
The Lokomat is a robotic device that has been widely used for gait rehabilitation in several neurological disorders, with a positive effect also in the chronic phase. We describe the case of a 54-year-old female with post-stroke moderate-to-severe chronic hemiplegia, whose force, gait and balance significantly improved after intensive training with Lokomat Pro. We also noted a positive impact of Lokomat on mood and coping styles. This may be partly related to the task-oriented exercises with computerized visual feedback, which in turn can be considered an important tool for increasing patients’ motor output, involvement and motivation during gait training. Augmented feedback during robot-assisted gait appears to be a promising way of facilitating gait and physical function, but also of improving psychological and cognitive status.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Lokomat; chronic stroke, functional recovery Lokomat, psychological well-being, robotic-assisted rehabilitation |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2015 15:57 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2015 15:57 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/11143 |
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