Abstract
We investigated the improvement of affected upper-extremity function in stroke patients in the subacute phase who received robotic therapy for 15 days. Participants:36 subjects who received the robotic therapy for 15 days (the intervention group), and 62 subjects who received standard rehabilitation for one month (the control group) from June 2015 to August 2018. Method:We compared the proximal upper-extremity scores of Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) using propensity score matching of the intervention group and control group. Results:44 patients in both groups were matched by propensity score matching. Consequently, the proximal upper-extremity score of Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) in the intervention group improved significantly more than the control group. Conclusion:Intervention using robotic therapy might efficiently improve the affected upper-extremity deficits for subacute stroke patients.
