This novel robot, thanks to its lockable/unlockable joints, can change its mechanical structure so that it enables stroke patient to perform different training exercises of the shoulder, elbow and wrist.
4 We hypothesized that by establishing real-time audiovisual connections, telemedicine could enable stroke specialists to conduct acute stroke trials at community hospitals.
Solutions that allow rehabilitation to continue beyond the acute period thereby improving outcomes, place less demand upon services and enables stroke survivors to be less reliant upon services and able to self-manage are essential [ 9, 10, 12, 13].
Our stringent stroke monitoring procedures enabled the ascertainment of stroke cases that had not been referred to a hospital and hence would have been missed had we only relied on hospital records, as is the case in many cohort studies.
But West Ham continued to struggle under any pressure and Faye's clumsy tackle in the area was read by Hunt, whose fall enabled Harte to stroke the kick home and give Reading a lead of two goals.
Modifying visual-somatosensory congruence by employing different types of stroking enabled us to manipulate whether or not subjects felt as if they were looking at their own body, as indicated by the questionnaire data (see below).
Qualitative studies of outcome following stroke have enabled a greater understanding of many aspects of individuals' responses to stroke [ 6], including how patients recognise and respond to their stroke [ 7]; their experiences whilst in hospital [ 8]; the strategies they use to manage their illness [ 9] and their information needs following stroke [ 10, 11].
Oxford's higher stroke rate enabled them to make "a good race of it", and remained in contention for the first mile-and-a-half to Hammersmith Bridge, but in doing so exhausted themselves.
17d The development of soft robots with large stroke actuation enabled by instabilities in elastomeric systems seems to be an urgent task for future research.
This study described speech pathologists' use and experiences with stroke CPGs, and identified what enabled and hindered them to implement stroke CPG recommendations in clinical practice.
