ArticleCurrent physical medicine and rehabilitation reports2016
The Present and Future of Robotic Technology in Rehabilitation.
Article in Current physical medicine and rehabilitation reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06137456 (First Report of a New Exoskeleton in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
First Report of a New Exoskeleton in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: FreeGait®
Who cites it
49 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Upper limb robotic rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating efficacy and the influence of device features and program parameters.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of robotic rehabilitation for gait and balance in people with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review.Journal of neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Perception of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) among medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Robotics in Stroke Rehabilitation to Accelerate Upper Extremity Function: Systematic Review.Occupational therapy international · 2023Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of add-on robotic therapy for early mobilization in intermediate neurocritical care: a pilot study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Perceptions and Experiences of a Multimodal Rehabilitation Program for People With Post-Acute COVID-19: A Qualitative Study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Trial
- Impact of whole-body vibration training on ankle joint proprioception and balance in stroke patients: a prospective cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Trial
- The classification of walking and phases of gait using EEG: a scoping review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
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- Evaluating the Feasibility of Technology-Based Interventions in Disability and Rehabilitation: Definitions, Considerations, and Dimensions.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
- Future trends and challenges in occupational therapy: Insights from a Delphi study.The British journal of occupational therapy · 2026Article
- A multimodal machine learning approach to forecast upper limb motor recovery after stroke using kinematic and electromyographic data - A pilot-study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Patient's healthcare needs in the traditional and technological neuro-rehabilitation field: a survey methodological approach.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Identifying needs in adult rehabilitation to support the clinical implementation of robotics and allied technologies: an Italian national survey.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Breaking down costs: rehabilitation robotics vs. usual care therapy in diverse healthcare models.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation with and Without Robot and Allied Digital Technologies (RADTs) in Stroke Patients: A Study Protocol for a Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness, Acceptability, Usability, and Economic-Organisational Sustainability of RADTs from Subacute to Chronic Phase (STROKEFIT4).Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation robotics and allied digital technologies: opportunities, barriers and solutions for improving their clinical implementation. A position paper from the Fit for Medical Robotics Initiative.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Reliability of the Italian Version of the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Scale Administered Remotely.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Deep Learning and IoT-Based Ankle-Foot Orthosis for Enhanced Gait Optimization.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Integrating Machine Learning with Robotic Rehabilitation May Support Prediction of Recovery of the Upper Limb Motor Function in Stroke Survivors.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
Robotic technology designed to assist rehabilitation can potentially increase the efficiency of and accessibility to therapy by assisting therapists to provide consistent training for extended periods of time, and collecting data to assess progress. Automatization of therapy may enable many patients to be treated simultaneously and possibly even remotely, in the comfort of their own homes, through telerehabilitation. The data collected can be used to objectively assess performance and document compliance as well as progress. All of these characteristics can make therapists more efficient in treating larger numbers of patients. Most importantly for the patient, it can increase access to therapy which is often in high demand and rationed severely in today's fiscal climate. In recent years, many consumer grade low-cost and off-the-shelf devices have been adopted for use in therapy sessions and methods for increasing motivation and engagement have been integrated with them. This review paper outlines the effort devoted to the development and integration of robotic technology for rehabilitation.
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