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Abstract
Astrolab: motor rehabilitation for children
published in January - February 2020 - in Il Fisioterapista - issue n.1
Daniele Panzeri, Claudio Corbetta, Emilia Biffi, Gianluigi Reni

In the last few decades, there has been a gradual rise in the use of high-tech devices in rehabilitation. Such devices are often based on robotics or virtual reality. The robotic systems usually have a mechanical interface, or exoskeleton, which can be equipped or not with motors, and the function of these systems is to support or substitute the patient’s spontaneous activity. The scope of virtual reality systems, instead, is to encourage the motor activity of the subjects by providing them different kinds of feedback.
On the one hand, these systems can open up exciting new possibilities for the rehabilitative treatment of patients with neuromotor impairment; on the other hand, there is need for discernment in the use of these devices, and a critical eye to select the most effective system for each patient.