Stroke Statistics in the United States
- 700,000 instances a year [1]
○Includes new and repeated victims
- Lasting disabilities – physical and mental
○Lateral motor control issues
- Long-term impact – lifestyle and finance
○Living with disability is difficult
○Rehabilitation is costly and takes time
Comparison of Current Techniques:
| Therapy | Cost | Focus | Ease of Implementation |
| Constraint-induced Movement Therapy | low | Preventing learned non-use | High |
| Reaching exercises with affected limb | low | Functional movement patterns | High |
| Robot-assisted Therapy | High | Dexterity training | Low |
| Functional electrical stimulation | Medium | Excitation of nerves | Low |
Our project is based on the reaching exercises with affected limb area technique.