Use of Robotic Devices in Upper Limb Rehabilitation for Adult Stroke Patients: A Critical Appraisal
Lehan Chu, Jiahui Zou, Shan Liu, Jie Hao · 2026
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Description
Lehan Chu and three co-authors critiqued a planned review of robot help for stroke arm recovery in a 2026 letter. The protocol, by Carrión-Téllez and co-authors, aims to sum up all reviews on robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation in adults after stroke. The topic matters, but the letter raises six concerns that could weaken the final product.
Robotic help is not one thing: glove-like exoskeletons, end-point devices, and signal-driven systems differ greatly, and pooling them may yield vague answers. The search terms also look too narrow for an umbrella review, missing common synonyms for the devices, the arm, and stroke itself. Sorting devices into classes before pooling is one fix the writers propose.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lehan Chu, Jiahui Zou, Shan Liu, Jie Hao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |