Advances and challenges of robotic therapy in stroke rehabilitation

Abstract

Over the last twenty years, study on rehabilitation robotics has developed very quickly and utilization of the therapeutic rehabilitation robots numbers also rising rapidly. Patients with locomotion and movement difficulties induced due to spinal cord disorder or cardiac stroke illness may benefit from robotic rehabilitation treatment because it can offer high-intensity and high-dose training. The exoskeleton and end-effector robotic systems are utilised for motor rehabilitation, and we discuss their clinical applications here. This article provides an overview of existing robotic technologies that are indicative of recent robot-assisted rehabilitation techniques, as well as the data supporting their usefulness, hurdles to general adoption, and innovations under progress. The current data justifies the use of robot-assisted treatment to improve functional ability in patients with stroke as a complementary medical approaches to traditional rehabilitation methods. However, there will be significant technical advancement possibilities in the coming years.