| "More and more, patients are requesting care beyond | | | | cutting-edge robotics technology is revolutionizing |
| what most consider to be traditional health services," | | | | how stroke is diagnosed (telemedicine) and treated |
| say researchers | | | | (robot assisted therapy). |
| Sita Ananth of Health Forum and William Martin, PsyD, | | | | Recent clinical trials have shown that robot-assisted |
| of the College of Commerce at DePaul University in | | | | therapy may help stroke patients regain arm |
| Chicago, in a news release. "Complementary and | | | | movements, even years after a disabling stroke. A |
| alternative medicine (CAM) includes therapies not | | | | monitor attached to the robot plays a series of video |
| based on traditional Western medical teachings and | | | | games to encourage patients to extend their arms, |
| may include acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, | | | | with the assistance of the robot. Robot assisted |
| diet and lifestyle changes, herbal medicine, | | | | therapy is only one tool in the arsenal for stroke |
| andmassage therapy, among others. | | | | rehabilitation. Robots are also assisting on the frontline |
| Using magnetic fields to activate the brain and | | | | to quicken the process of stroke diagnosis. |
| improve movement sounds like something out of a | | | | Developed in China as a traditional chinese medicine |
| science-fiction novel. While trials of the efficacy of | | | | to help stroke patients achieve better rehabilitation. |
| novel drugs in acute stroke and secondary | | | | NeuroAid is safe and has very few reported side |
| prevention are vital, there is an urgent need for | | | | effects, which have been found to beof minor |
| greater funding for non-drug treatment and, in | | | | concern (such as nausea, vomiting or increased |
| particular, into aspects of stroke service delivery and | | | | thirst). |
| organisation. | | | | NeuroAid has shown efficacy for patients who |
| Improved automated detection of embolic signals | | | | suffered a stroke in the past 6months and have |
| using a novel frequency filtering approach. Today, | | | | resulting loss of motor function or independence. |