Burke Medical Research Institute Opens New Robotics Clinic to Help Patients Regain Motor Function

WHITE PLAINS, NY – April 8, 2013 – In keeping with Burke Medical Research Institute ’s mission to help reduce disability from illness or injury, the institute has launched a new Restorative Neurology Clinic to assist patients regain movement through robot-assisted therapy. It is appropriate for those with decreased range of motion caused by neurological illness or injury such as stroke, spinal cord injury or brain injury, and those whose motor recovery has stalled. The new clinic’s approach is based on findings from years of study in motor function and