Armeo® Therapy - Introduction

In neurorehabilitation, arm therapies are used mainly for patients with paralysis of the upper extremities, which result from lesions in the central nervous system (e.g. after a stroke). The primary goal of modern therapeutic concepts is to maintain and restore the motor skills of the affected arm. Similar to gait rehabilitation, the biological basis of the restoration of motor skills is neural plasticity; i.e. the brain’s ability to adapt itself to changed conditions by reorganizing itself (e.g. by building new synapses and facilitating suppressed neural networks). The latest clinical findings show that therapeutic methods that are based on active, high-intensity, task-specific movement training are superior to traditional methods.
 


The Armeo Therapy concept supports functional, task-specific, self-directed and intensive movement therapy in a motivating and inspiring environment. By providing support for the affected arm and hand, all products within the Armeo Therapy Concept allow patients to reacquire and improve their motor control. Even severely impaired patients can practice independently, without the constant presence of a therapist, allowing patients to fully potential for recovery.