Assessing Effectiveness and Costs in Robot-Mediated Lower Limbs Rehabilitation: A Meta-Analysis and State of the Art

Robots were introduced in rehabilitation in the 90s to meet different needs, that is, reducing the physical effort of therapists. This work consists of a meta-analysis of robot-mediated lower limbs rehabilitation for stroke-affected patients; it aims at evaluating the effectiveness of the robotic ap...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Carpino, Alessandra Pezzola, Michele Urbano, Eugenio Guglielmelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7492024