Robotic-assisted Therapy With Bilateral Practice Improves Task and Motor Performance of the Upper Extremity for Chronic Stroke Patients

40-minute robotic-assisted therapy with bilateral practice program for wrist and forearm repetitive movement training was performed during each session.

40 -minute unilateral task-specific training using various tasks: picks up beans with spoon, pouring water from one glass to another glass, opening and closing a drawer, drinking from a mug, and wiping the table were chosen for facilitating multitude of upper extremity functions. Three tasks per session were chosen for various specific components of hand-arm function training.

10-minute sensorimotor stimulation program with repetitive range of motion exercises of upper extremity, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and Rood approach