Key features of the Armeo Therapy Concept
Arm Weight Support
By providing support for the affected arm and hand, the Armeo Therapy Concept allows patients to reacquire and improve motor control. The support counteracts the effects of gravity and helps to:
- Reveal any remaining motor functions
- Facilitate self-initiated and intensive repetitive movements
- Increase movements within a 3-D workspace
Augmented Feedback
The Augmented Feedback provided by the shared software platform encourages and motivates patients to achieve a higher number of repetitions, and this leads to better, faster results and improved long-term outcomes. Utilizing a wide range of self-initiated, functional and motivational exercises and games, which simulate regular activities from daily life, the shared software gives the patient Augmented Feedback through:
- Repeated tasks which are motivating and rewarding
- Functional exercises with immediate performance feedback
- Adjustable difficulty levels according to the patients’ needs and progress
- Adjustable workspace according to the patients’ changing abilities
Assessment Tools
Included in the Armeocontrol software, these tools allow accurate monitoring of the patient’s recovery progress through:
- An integrated database for the management of individual therapy plans
- Documentation of progress as a basis for clinical decisions
- Precise assessments of the individual patient’s specific ability to move:
- A-MOVE for active reaching distance, reaction time and movement velocity
- A-GOAL for precise, goal oriented movements
- A-COORD for inter-limb coordination during active movements
- A-ROM for the range of motion during active and passive movements
- A-FORCE for the isometric force generated in a static position
- A-STIFF for the mechanical stiffness of joints while Passively moving the
arm in a specific pattern.
