Table 6 Outcomes of using rehabilitation robots

Improvement in musculoskeletal functions (Musculoskeletal strength, sensation, perception, vibration, muscle coordination, less spasticity, flexibility and range of motion) [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36, 38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51, 53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63, 65,66,67,68,69,70, 72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80]

51

No adverse effect on patients [36, 38, 46, 47, 64, 70, 76]

7

Safe and reliable treatment [31, 37, 47, 54, 68, 76]

6

The efficiency of rehabilitation robots [28, 32, 38, 68]

4

Effectiveness of rehabilitation robots [40, 54, 68, 79]

4

Reduced or relieved pain [48, 68, 75]

3

Increasing patients’ interest and motivation to perform rehabilitation exercises [30, 32, 71]

3

Rehabilitation robots’ feasibility for train of patients [71, 77, 79]

3

Increasing the patient’s independence in performing rehabilitation exercises [41, 46, 62]

3

Performing repetitive and long exercises very easily with the help of the robot [61]

1

Reducing the duration of rehabilitation exercises [62]

1

Increasing adherence to rehabilitation exercises and more participation in treatment processes [52]

1

Improving the quality of life [61]

1

Improving the quality of the rehabilitation process [64]

1