HandTutor system increases the dose of exercise training in order to improve functional hand movement ability

In the April edition of Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair http://bit.ly/gXjd8x Dr. Anthony Rudd Consultant Physician in Stroke Medicine St. Thomas' Hospital London and Professor of Stroke Medicine King's College London discuss a study looking to find the optimum Dose–Response of Mobilisation and Tactile Stimulation Therapy for the Upper Extremity Early After Stroke. The group state that Physical therapy doses may need to be higher than provided in current clinical practice, especially for patients with severe paresis.
The HandTutor system allows the patient to undertake motivating and challenging active intensive exercise practice. It is suitable for patients with severe movement impairments as well as patients that need to improve their fine motor movement ability. The HandTutor system is used in acute, sub acute and outpatient treatments. The HandTutor system is also used by the patient at home and can be supported by telerehabilitation. This allows for an optimum and higher dose of exercise training.