Publications by authors named "Ioannis Doumas"
Article Synopsis
- Recent advancements in wearable powered exoskeletons (WPE) have enabled gait training (GT) for patients with spinal cord injury, but there's a lack of focus on tetraplegic patients.
- The review aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of GT using WPE for tetraplegic patients and identified 41 studies, showing that while minor adverse events occurred in some cases, major events were rare and less frequent in tetraplegic patients compared to paraplegics.
- The findings suggest that GT using WPE is a safe and effective treatment for tetraplegia, highlighting the need for careful patient selection and further research to confirm potential benefits.
Self-Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Motor Function and Activity-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair
December 2021
Article Synopsis
- Increasing stroke incidence and limited rehabilitation resources have created a higher demand for effective self-rehabilitation programs for stroke patients.
- This meta-analysis aimed to compare self-rehabilitation's impact on motor outcomes against conventional rehabilitation and examined various factors like location and technology use.
- Findings revealed that self-rehabilitation is as effective as conventional therapy in improving motor function, regardless of trial location or other assessed factors.
Background: Approximately two thirds of stroke survivors maintain upper limb (UL) impairments and few among them attain complete UL recovery 6 months after stroke. Technological progress and gamification of interventions aim for better outcomes and constitute opportunities in self- and tele-rehabilitation.
Objectives: Our objective was to assess the efficacy of serious games, implemented on diverse technological systems, targeting UL recovery after stroke.