Park Joonwoo, Jung Hee-Tae, Daneault Jean-Francois, Park Sungji, Ryu Taekyeong, Kim Yangsoo, Lee Sunghoon Ivan
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2018 Jul;2018:2466-2469. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512813.
We aim to assess the effectiveness of using the RAPAEL Smart Board as an assistive tool for therapists in clinical rehabilitation therapy settings and to investigate if it can be used to improve the motor recovery rate of stroke survivors. The RAPAEL Smart Board is a therapy tool where therapists actively engage patients, giving necessary verbal and physical interventions as in traditional treatment sessions. We conducted a randomized controlled study with 17 stroke survivors. An experimental group received therapy using the RAPAEL Smart Board for 30 minutes a day, 5 days per week, for 4 weeks in addition to their traditional treatments (i.e., 30 minutes of functional arm movement therapy). A control group received two 30-minute sessions of traditional treatment 5 days per week, for 4 weeks. The upper-extremity function was measured using the Wolf Motor Function Test before and after the 4-week interventions. Our results demonstrate that using the RAPAEL Smart Board, in combination with traditional treatment, significantly improves motor recovery when compared to traditional treatments alone.
我们旨在评估在临床康复治疗环境中使用RAPAEL智能板作为治疗师辅助工具的有效性，并调查其是否可用于提高中风幸存者的运动恢复率。RAPAEL智能板是一种治疗工具，治疗师在其中积极引导患者，如同在传统治疗环节中一样给予必要的言语和身体干预。我们对17名中风幸存者进行了一项随机对照研究。一个实验组除了接受传统治疗（即30分钟的功能性手臂运动疗法）外，每天使用RAPAEL智能板进行30分钟治疗，每周5天，共4周。一个对照组每周5天，接受两次30分钟的传统治疗，共4周。在为期4周的干预前后，使用Wolf运动功能测试来测量上肢功能。我们的结果表明，与单独的传统治疗相比，结合使用RAPAEL智能板及传统治疗能显著改善运动恢复情况。
