Robot-mediated Active Rehabilitation (ACRE) : A user trial
conference paper
ACRE is a robotic training device for rehabilitation of the upper limbs. ACRE stimulates patients to train their affected arm more frequently and repetitively, via so called game based therapy. A prototype of ACRE (ACRE2) was tested in a user trial with patients who had recently suffered a stroke. Therapists concluded that the ACRE can be useful in addition to the conventional training. After the first user trail specific technical improvements were suggested and realized in a new version of the robot (ACRE3) to increase safety, comfort and autonomous self-training. Patients and therapists experienced training with the ACRE arm pleasant and beneficial for recovery. Eventually, robot-mediated therapy may be applied instead of or in addition to one-to-one therapy and therapist-to-group therapy and may lead to a better rehabilitation. More research is needed especially on the cost-effectiveness of the ACRE in rehabilitation practice. © 2007 IEEE.
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TNO Identifier
240545
ISSN
1424413206
ISBN
9781424413201
Publisher
IEEE
Article nr.
4428469
Source title
2007 IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, ICORR'07, 12 June 2007 through 15 June 2007, Noordwijk
Pages
477-481
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