Improvement
occurs even several years post onset or injury
Patients
who had suffered a single unilateral stroke one
to five years earlier, and who were demonstrated
to be in a “stable phase,” showed
significant improvement after receiving robotic
therapy three times a week for six weeks.
These findings also suggest that such patients
have a potential for further recovery, which conventional
therapy has been unable to tap into. [4]
[5] [6]
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