Improvement
in strength and function
A pilot study of two patients with incomplete spinal
cord injuries, level C4-6 that had occurred greater
than two years ago, was conducted at Burke Rehabilitation
Hospital. Patients received treatment in the shoulder-elbow
robot for 18 sessions over 6 weeks with one arm
followed by 18 sessions over 6 weeks with the other
arm. Patients showed changes greater than 10% in
Fugl-Meyer Scores and 20% in the Motor Power scales.
The study also showed that while one arm was treated
both arms showed comparable improvement.
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