Medical
News: Living Therapists Outclass Robots in Post-Stroke
Rehab - in Neurology, Strokes from MedPage Today
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Half received assistance from a therapist as needed and
half had constant guidance from a robotic orthosis
called Lokomat. ...
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Strokes/tb/9394
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