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Rehabilitation Through Robotics
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Air date: November 14, 2010
Host: Barbara Lewis
Interview: Colleen Iudice
Sound Medicine reporter
Is 2010 the year of the robot? Maybe.
For some people suffering neurological conditions like cerebral palsy or a stroke, robots can help with rehabilitation.
As robots begin moving out of the lab and into the clinic, physical therapists are finding they're able to work longer and with more precise movements, and, as Colleen Iudice reports, that’s helping some very young patients.
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- More Information on Indiana's first comprehensive robotic center for children with movement disorders.
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