Effects of EMG-driven Robot-assisted Therapy for the Distal Upper Limb Motor Function in the Chronic Stroke Patients With Botox Injections

Inclusion Criteria

• •Aged between 20-85 year-old
• •The onset of stroke must be at least 6 month previously
• •The stroke must be the first event
• •The stroke must be unilateral brain lesion
• •Spasticity measured as Modified Ashworth scale during 1+ to 3
• •Score at least 1 point in the wrist subtest of Fugl-Meyer Assessment
• •Brunnstrom stage of proximal upper limb at least 3, distal upper limb between 2 to 5
• •No impairment in visual tracking ability
• •No impairment in proprioception