Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury
Objective To confirm the effects of combined upper limb robotic therapy (RT) as compared to conventional occupational therapy (OT) in tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and to suggest the optimized treatment guidelines of combined upper limb RT. Methods After subject recruitment and scree...
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| author | Joo Hwan Jung Hye Jin Lee Duk Youn Cho Jung-Eun Lim Bum Suk Lee Seung Hyun Kwon Hae Young Kim Su Jeong Lee |
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| description | Objective To confirm the effects of combined upper limb robotic therapy (RT) as compared to conventional occupational therapy (OT) in tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and to suggest the optimized treatment guidelines of combined upper limb RT. Methods After subject recruitment and screening for eligibility, the baseline evaluation for outcome measures were performed. We evaluated the Graded and Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensibility, and Prehension (GRASSP), the American Spinal Injury Association upper extremity motor score, grip and pinch strength, and the Spinal Cord Independence Measurement III (SCIM-III). In this study, the pre-tested participants were divided randomly into the RT and OT group. The utilized interventions included combined upper limb RT using ArmeoPower and Amadeo (RT group), or conventional OT (OT group) in addition to daily inpatient rehabilitation program. The participants underwent 40 minutes×3 sessions×5 weeks of interventions. Results A total of 30 tetraplegic SCI patients completed entire study program. After 5 weeks of intervention, both groups demonstrated increases in GRASSP-strength and SCIM-III. The manual muscle test scores of elbow flexion, elbow extension, 2-5th metacarpophalangeal extension, and SCIM-III subscores of bathing-upper, dressing-upper, and grooming as well as the GRASSP-qualitative prehension score were noted to have been significantly increased in the RT group as evaluated. The OT group showed improvements in the GRASSP-quantitative prehension score and some items in grip and pinch strength. There was no significant difference between the two groups in almost all measurements except for the SCIM-III bathing-upper subscore. Conclusion Combined upper limb RT demonstrated beneficial effects on the upper limb motor function in patients with tetraplegic SCI, which were comparable with conventional OT. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d77e567129d04b33a29124f2f494cf032023-09-03T02:08:54ZengKorean Academy of Rehabilitation MedicineAnnals of Rehabilitation Medicine2234-06452234-06532019-08-0143444545710.5535/arm.2019.43.4.4454109Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord InjuryJoo Hwan Jung0Hye Jin Lee1Duk Youn Cho2Jung-Eun Lim3Bum Suk Lee4Seung Hyun Kwon5Hae Young Kim6Su Jeong Lee7 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea Translational Research Center for Rehabilitation Robots, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea Translational Research Center for Rehabilitation Robots, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea Translational Research Center for Rehabilitation Robots, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, KoreaObjective To confirm the effects of combined upper limb robotic therapy (RT) as compared to conventional occupational therapy (OT) in tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients and to suggest the optimized treatment guidelines of combined upper limb RT. Methods After subject recruitment and screening for eligibility, the baseline evaluation for outcome measures were performed. We evaluated the Graded and Redefined Assessment of Strength, Sensibility, and Prehension (GRASSP), the American Spinal Injury Association upper extremity motor score, grip and pinch strength, and the Spinal Cord Independence Measurement III (SCIM-III). In this study, the pre-tested participants were divided randomly into the RT and OT group. The utilized interventions included combined upper limb RT using ArmeoPower and Amadeo (RT group), or conventional OT (OT group) in addition to daily inpatient rehabilitation program. The participants underwent 40 minutes×3 sessions×5 weeks of interventions. Results A total of 30 tetraplegic SCI patients completed entire study program. After 5 weeks of intervention, both groups demonstrated increases in GRASSP-strength and SCIM-III. The manual muscle test scores of elbow flexion, elbow extension, 2-5th metacarpophalangeal extension, and SCIM-III subscores of bathing-upper, dressing-upper, and grooming as well as the GRASSP-qualitative prehension score were noted to have been significantly increased in the RT group as evaluated. The OT group showed improvements in the GRASSP-quantitative prehension score and some items in grip and pinch strength. There was no significant difference between the two groups in almost all measurements except for the SCIM-III bathing-upper subscore. Conclusion Combined upper limb RT demonstrated beneficial effects on the upper limb motor function in patients with tetraplegic SCI, which were comparable with conventional OT.http://www.e-arm.org/upload/pdf/arm-2019-43-4-445.pdfSpinal cord injuriesUpper extremityRoboticsRehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Joo Hwan Jung Hye Jin Lee Duk Youn Cho Jung-Eun Lim Bum Suk Lee Seung Hyun Kwon Hae Young Kim Su Jeong Lee Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine Spinal cord injuries Upper extremity Robotics Rehabilitation |
| title | Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_full | Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_short | Effects of Combined Upper Limb Robotic Therapy in Patients With Tetraplegic Spinal Cord Injury |
| title_sort | effects of combined upper limb robotic therapy in patients with tetraplegic spinal cord injury |
| topic | Spinal cord injuries Upper extremity Robotics Rehabilitation |
| url | http://www.e-arm.org/upload/pdf/arm-2019-43-4-445.pdf |
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