De Iaco 2024 - Upper Limb Robots for Recovery of Motor Arm Function in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
“The main finding of our synthesis of 90 UL-RT (upper limb robotic therapy) trials
involving 4,311 stroke participants is that UL-RT use results in significant, but small
gains regarding UL-muscle synergies and muscle power.”
“We found higher associations between the starting level of impairment measured with
the Fugl-Meyer UL and the Effect Size of measures of UL-capacity in RCTs that
randomized patients in the acute and early subacute phases (i.e., within 3 months)
when compared with those that randomized patients beyond the first 3-month
poststroke.” Burt®’s ability to be used with a wide range of patient presentations and
impairments provides an effective and safe treatment for patients within the first 3
months of stroke onset and beyond.
De Iaco L, Veerbeek JM, Ket JCF, Kwakkel G. Upper Limb Robots for Recovery of Motor
Arm Function in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Neurology. 2024 Jul 23;103(2):e209495. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000209495. Epub
2024 Jun 13. PMID: 38870442.