Tag: stroke patients

Robot Walk

Could robots give us a leg up?  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Following a stroke, physical therapy is key for regaining mobility. But it’s tough, both on the patient and the physical therapist. Little help? Enter Emek Küçüktabak and team from Northwestern University.  They

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Virtual Recovery

Man with virtual reality headset.

Recovery’s about to get REAL — virtually! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying…. Fire up the video games – and let the healing begin! Ruei-Ching Lin at Tri‐Service General Hospital in Taiwan and her team had an idea! Could virtual reality, or V-R, help

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