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The Journal of Korean Society of Community-Based Occupational Therapy Vol.3 No.1 pp.33-42
Effects of Robot-assisted Therapy on Function of Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients
Hwang, Sun-Jung 전북대학교병원 작업치료실
Yoo, Doo-Han 전북대학교병원 작업치료실
Key Words : Robot-assisted,Stroke,Upper extremity function

Abstract

Objective : The purpose of this study is to assess effects of Robot-assisted therapy on function of upper extremity in stroke patients. Method : A total of 11 patients suffered from stroke participated in this study. Inpatients of 4 people and outpatients of 7 people divided by 12 months conducted Robot-assisted therapy for 5∼6 weeks. Therapists selected appropriate exercise mode to patients, and patients Patients performed the reaching exercise was repeated with looking monitor provided 3-dimensional feedback. Before and after treatment of upper extremity functions was compare by Wolf Motor Function(K-WMFT), Box & Block Test(BBT), Dynamometer, average execution time. Result : Grip power, K-WMFT, BBT, average performance times were promoting in all subjects, and only showed statistically significant changes in outpatients. But outpatients did not show statistically significant changes in inpatients. Conclusion : Robotic-assisted therapy in stroke patients have a positive impact on upper extremity function that could confirm that. In the future, Robots-assisted therapy is expected to be useful for stroke patients in the area of occupational therapy
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