On the correlation between training modalities and recovery stages in poststroke robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb: a systematic review
Francesca Alvaro, Michele Perrelli, Rocco Adduci, Francesco Tedesco, Domenico Mundo · 2026
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Description
Francesca Alvaro and co-authors reviewed in 2026 how the way robot therapy is delivered interacts with recovery stage after stroke for arm rehabilitation. Robots can assist movement, resist it, or let patients lead, and labels for these modes vary confusingly between studies. The review gathered a decade of literature and sorted modes against early, middle, and late recovery stages.
Assistive modes drew the most research attention and looked most effective in the chronic stage, when recovery has plateaued. Active-assistive approaches fit the middle, subacute stage best. Evidence for the earliest stage allowed no firm conclusions. The authors call for shared definitions and protocols, arguing that matching the mode to the stage could make robot therapy comparable and more effective.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Francesca Alvaro, Michele Perrelli, Rocco Adduci, Francesco Tedesco, Domenico Mundo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |