Precision rehabilitation interventions in neurological patients undergoing robot-assisted motor training
by Prof. Paolo Bonato (Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston MA)
When: November 2, 2023, at 3:00 pm
Where: Sala Seminari VIMM (Building A, Ground Floor, Via Orus 2, Padova)
In this talk, we will review the use of robotics in rehabilitation medicine with a focus on retraining motor function in patients with neurological conditions ranging from stroke to cerebral palsy. We will argue that the prediction of patients’ response to robot-assisted motor training should account for the mechanisms underlying the short-term and long-term response of each patient to the forces generated by the robot.