Project Lead: Gregor Goetz
Authors: Gregor Goetz, Melanie Walter, Kathrin Wohlhöfner, Heike Wittenberg (St. Mauritius Therapieklinik, Meerbusch), Susanne Saal (Institut für Gesundheits- und Pflegewissenschaft, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), Klaus Martin Stephan (SRH Gesundheitszentrum Waldbronn, Waldbronn), Christian Dohle (MEDIAN Klinik Berlin-Kladow und Centrum für Schlaganfallforschung, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Publication: April 2021
Language: English (with German summary)
Post-stroke patients often suffer from a hemiparesis affecting the functional abilities of lower and/or upper extremities. Improving walking and everyday activities are therefore important rehabilitation goals for these patients.
Robotic assisted rehabilitation (RAR) and functional electrostimulation (FES) can, among others, be used as a supplement to conventional rehabilitation in post-stroke patients. The purpose of this report was to evaluate whether there is an additional clinical benefit of using RAR or FES in stroke rehabilitation when compared to standard rehabilitation alone.