Abstract
We provided voluntary practice using ReoGo®-J (robot therapy) and intervention similar to CI therapy (modified CI therapy) for 5 patients with moderate to severe upper limb paralysis after stroke in the convalescent phase. In this study, we observed the upper limb function and the usage of the paralyzed hand 1 month after discharge. As a result, the upper limb function and the usage of the paralyzed hand improved after the intervention, and were maintained after discharge. Therefore, providing interventions combining robotic therapy and modified CI therapy to patients with severe to moderate upper limb paralysis in the convalescent period leads to efficient functional improvement of paralyzed hand usage, and may maintain the function and usage the of paralyzed hand after discharge.
