Exploring Stroke Rehabilitation in Malaysia: Are Robots Better than Humans for Stroke Recuperation?
| Autor: | Amhsavenii Asokan, Daniel Mayakrishnan, Hariharasudan Annamalai, Nik Nasihah Nik Ramli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Occupational therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Rehabilitation business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Repetitive movements Developing country General Medicine Review Article medicine.disease stroke Physical medicine and rehabilitation motor function recovery medicine Robot virtual reality Stroke survivor business Stroke human activities physiotherapy Cause of death robotic exoskeleton |
| Zdroj: | The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences : MJMS |
| ISSN: | 1394-195X |
| Popis: | Ranked as the second leading cause of death and the primary factor to adult disability worldwide, stroke has become a global epidemic problem and burden. As a developing country, Malaysia still faces challenges in providing ideal rehabilitation services to individuals with physical disabilities including stroke survivors. Conventional post-stroke care is often delivered in a team- based approach and involves several disciplines, such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, depending on the nature and severity of the deficits. Robots are potential tools for stroke rehabilitation as they can enhance existing conventional therapy by delivering a precise and consistent therapy of highly repetitive movements. In addition, robot- assisted therapy could facilitate the effectiveness of unsupervised rehabilitation and thus, may reduce the cost and duration of therapist-assisted rehabilitation. Research on robot-assisted physiotherapy for stroke in Malaysia is slowly coming into the limelight in the past two decades. This review explores the effectiveness of robot-assisted physiotherapy particularly in improving motor functions of stroke survivors in Malaysia. |
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