This will involve training of the arm, wrist and hand.
At the robot assisted training therapy sessions patients will be asked to play a series of computer games. In order to do this, patients place their arm into the robot ‘arm’. The games will involve moving a circle on a screen towards a target. The robots are designed to gently assist patients with the movements that they are unable to complete alone. If patients are able to perform a movement then the robot will not help them. Robot-assisted training will enable patients to move their arm, wrist and hand to try to help their recovery.
The robot-assisted training programme has three components which provide exercises for the arm:
The training programme is designed to use the robots in a progressive sequence to train a patient's arm, wrist and hand.
Patients will be invited to attend therapy sessions 3 times per week for 12 weeks. Appointments will last approximately one hour. For people who are not currently inpatients, a taxi or travel costs to attend appointments can be provided.