Robotic Assisted Therapy

Re-learn and recover after stroke or neurological injury

Recovery after a neurological injury such as stroke or cerebral palsy can be a long, hard process, but robotic assisted therapy can help. Robotic devices help your body relearn movement patterns that you need for everyday activities like walking, feeding yourself, getting dressed and going up and down stairs.

Overview

Recovery after a neurological injury such as stroke or cerebral palsy can be a long, hard process, but robotic assisted therapy can help. Robotic devices help your body relearn movement patterns that you need for everyday activities like walking, feeding yourself, getting dressed and going up and down stairs.

If you’ve suffered a neurological injury, you may need to relearn many basic activities. Before your treatment can begin, your therapist will use diagnostic technology to evaluate your level of injury. Robotic devices can then be used to aid your recovery by guiding your movements, decreasing the weight of gravity and simulating challenges that engage both your brain and movement patterns.

Robotic assisted therapy services include:

Walking and stair climbing assistance

Protokinetics Zeno Walkway

A mat you walk over relays information about your gait to a computer so your therapist can customize your treatment plan and assess your improvements.

Hocoma® Lokomat

This exoskeleton robot helps you walk while supported over a treadmill. The integrated virtual reality system provides additional training opportunities and motivational support.

Reha G-EO

The G-EO simulates normal walking or stair climbing patterns if you’ve had a neurological injury. The device’s functional electric stimulation helps coordinate your muscle activity.

InMotion Technologies® Anklebot

The Anklebot lets you control games with your foot movements to improve the ankle and foot control you need for standing and walking. This is a treatment option only for children.

Aretech® Zero-G Dynamic Unloading System

The robotic, unloading system lets you practice walking, stair climbing or transitioning to standing in an un-weighted environment.

Bioness L300

This functional electrical stimulation orthotic helps you improve foot drop while walking. The cuff of electrodes on your lower leg turn on and increase muscle activity by a switch in your shoe.

Upper body movement

Hocoma® Armeo Spring

This machine helps you practice real-world upper-extremity tasks in a virtual reality environment while the robot reduces the demands of gravity.

InMotion Technologies® Shoulder-Elbow Robot

This robot helps you improve coordination of your shoulder and elbow movements with over 1,000 repetitions in a single treatment session.

InMotion Technologies® Wrist Robot

This robot promotes better motor control of your wrist and hand through high levels of repetition in a controlled and supportive environment.

Tyromotion Pablo System

This system is similar to popular video games, such as the Nintendo Wii, but was designed for rehabilitation of your hands and arms.

Balance

Tyromotion Tymo System

This computerized balance board helps you re-learn balance with the help of customized games and activities.

Functional activities

What to Expect

If you’ve suffered a neurological injury, you may need to relearn many basic activities. Before your treatment can begin, your therapist will use diagnostic technology to evaluate your level of injury. Robotic devices can then be used to aid your recovery by guiding your movements, decreasing the weight of gravity and simulating challenges that engage both your brain and movement patterns.

Robotic assisted therapy services include:

Walking and stair climbing assistance

Protokinetics Zeno Walkway

A mat you walk over relays information about your gait to a computer so your therapist can customize your treatment plan and assess your improvements.

Hocoma® Lokomat

This exoskeleton robot helps you walk while supported over a treadmill. The integrated virtual reality system provides additional training opportunities and motivational support.

Reha G-EO

The G-EO simulates normal walking or stair climbing patterns if you’ve had a neurological injury. The device’s functional electric stimulation helps coordinate your muscle activity.

InMotion Technologies® Anklebot

The Anklebot lets you control games with your foot movements to improve the ankle and foot control you need for standing and walking. This is a treatment option only for children.

Aretech® Zero-G Dynamic Unloading System

The robotic, unloading system lets you practice walking, stair climbing or transitioning to standing in an un-weighted environment.

Bioness L300

This functional electrical stimulation orthotic helps you improve foot drop while walking. The cuff of electrodes on your lower leg turn on and increase muscle activity by a switch in your shoe.

Upper body movement

Hocoma® Armeo Spring

This machine helps you practice real-world upper-extremity tasks in a virtual reality environment while the robot reduces the demands of gravity.

InMotion Technologies® Shoulder-Elbow Robot

This robot helps you improve coordination of your shoulder and elbow movements with over 1,000 repetitions in a single treatment session.

InMotion Technologies® Wrist Robot

This robot promotes better motor control of your wrist and hand through high levels of repetition in a controlled and supportive environment.

Tyromotion Pablo System

This system is similar to popular video games, such as the Nintendo Wii, but was designed for rehabilitation of your hands and arms.

Balance

Tyromotion Tymo System

This computerized balance board helps you re-learn balance with the help of customized games and activities.

Functional activities

Questions to Ask Your Provider About Robotic Assisted Therapy

  • Are there exercises I can do at home to speed recovery?
  • Are the robotic devices you recommend safe?
  • Why are robotics an important part of my treatment plan? Are they better than traditional therapy for my type of injury?
  • How long can I expect treatment to last?

Questions to Ask Your Provider

Questions to Ask Your Provider About Robotic Assisted Therapy

  • Are there exercises I can do at home to speed recovery?
  • Are the robotic devices you recommend safe?
  • Why are robotics an important part of my treatment plan? Are they better than traditional therapy for my type of injury?
  • How long can I expect treatment to last?

Resources

Patient Stories for Robotic Assisted Therapy