Hospital taps therapeutic robots for stroke patients

Experts used to think that when a region of the brain is damaged, its function is lost forever. However, new studies revealed that the brain can reorganize itself after injury so that when nerve cells die, their functions are taken over by other cells.

Neuroplasticity is the principle behind CSMCs revolutionary robotic technology

This is the principle behind neuro-plasticity which is also the science behind the ground-breaking In-Motion Robotic Therapy a revolutionary technology that helps patients relearn arm movements that were affected by stroke.

Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC), located in Greenhills, San Juan, recently introduced the first In-Motion Robotic Therapy in the country. This breakthrough medical technology provides rehabilitation treatment for stroke survivors and patients with spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and other neurological conditions.

CSMC Department of Rehabilitation Medicine chair Dr. Ofelia Reyes said the In-Motion Robotics is a cost-effective therapy because of its intensive nature such that results can be seen in a shorter period of time compared to standard stroke rehabilitation treatments.

And as proven by actual cases of our patients, the effects are long-term and longer lasting. The treatment gives stroke and other neurological patients new hope for a better quality of life, she said.

The rehabilitation expert cited the experience of 26-year-old Stephen Escalante who suffered from spinal cord injury. After undergoing six months of In-Motion Robotic therapy, he felt significant improvements in his arms.

My arm became more flexible and stronger. It was a big help because no occupational or physical therapist can move my arm with that range for 960 times, he shared.

Another patient, 55-year old Kwok Kwan Tan, suffered multiple damages in the brain after a stroke that paralyzed the left side of his body.

He felt depressed and hopeless after undergoing a year-and-a-half of daily physical therapy treatments that only resulted in very limited movement of his arms and legs.

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Hospital taps therapeutic robots for stroke patients