| Physical therapy helps sufferers of a
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| | return mobility to them, most stroke
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| variety of ailments to maintain or
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| | victims make no real visible improvements
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| improve functionality of the body.
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| | in mobility. Robotic therapists, however,
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| Physical therapists work to prevent,
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| | are changing that. The advantage robotic
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| treat, and rehabilitate patients with
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| | therapy has over human therapy is
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| physical problems and reduced mobility.
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| | constancy. It's very difficult for a
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| There are a large number of physical
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| | human therapist to take the time
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| therapy treatments out there, and the
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| | necessary to make true strides in
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| right one for you depends on your
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| | improving a patient's mobility. Robots,
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| specific condition. Physical therapists
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| | however, never tire, slow, or change
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| treat patients for anything from
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| | pace-- of course, the repetitive motions
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| headaches and back pain to spina bifida
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| | needed in order to properly work the
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| and chronic obstructive pulmonary
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| | affected parts of body of the stroke
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| disease-- as well as helping many other
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| | victim don't affect a machine. In
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| patients to recover as much mobility as
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| | addition, robotic therapists generally
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| possible after an accident or other
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| | have bio-feedback mechanisms. These
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| event.
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| | mechanisms help to increase improvement
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| There's been a lot of talk lately in the
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| | in the affected parts of the body.
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| health care community about physical
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| | Some robotic therapists are even designed
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| therapy robots. Because of this, you may
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| | to act as both coach and therapist, using
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| be wondering which is better, robotic
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| | jokes, humor, and encouragement to help
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| (mechanical) physical therapy or physical
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| | patients get though the long and tiring
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| therapy done by human therapists. The
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| | process of physical therapy.
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| answer is neither. A human therapist is
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| | Human Therapy
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| always necessary when embarking on a long
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| | While strides are being made in the field
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| term physical therapy program, no matter
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| | of robotic therapy, and robotic
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| your condition. However, studies done
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| | therapists will at some point be
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| with hundred of stroke victims show that
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| | available to help with many conditions,
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| robotic therapy definitely has a place in
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| | human therapists are and will always be
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| the future of physical therapy-- a very
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| | necessary. For most conditions, a human
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| important place.
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| | therapist is your only option. However,
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| Robotic Therapy
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| | even if using robotic therapy, you must
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| Robotic Physical therapy is a brand new
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| | have a human therapist in order to
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| field. Discoveries and inventions have
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| | diagnose your movement problems and
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| been made in places like MIT that have
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| | develop a long-term strategy for treating
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| had some very promising results on stroke
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| | them. It's also necessary to visit human
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| victims.
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| | therapists to evaluate progress and make
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| Victims of a stroke are generally weeks,
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| | further plans for both human and robotic
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| months, even years in physical therapy.
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| | therapy.
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| Even though many attempts are made to
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