Yong Joo Loh
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About
Dr. Yong Joo Loh is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation engineering, specializing in robotic-assisted therapy for upper limb recovery after stroke. Her work addresses the critical challenge that 40% of stroke survivors are left with functionally useless upper limbs, developing innovative solutions to reduce therapist workload while improving patient outcomes. Her most impactful study, a randomized control trial on robotic-assisted upper limb training (58 citations), demonstrated how combinatory approaches using robots like the H-Man can deliver intensive, task-specific exercises more efficiently than conventional therapy. Dr. Loh has also pioneered quantitative assessment methods, showing that robotic measures are more sensitive than standard clinical tests for capturing longitudinal and directional changes in reaching movements after stroke (26 citations). Her recent work on ACTive somatoSENSory (Act.Sens) retraining targets the often-overlooked impairment of proprioception and kinaesthesia, which affects nearly half of stroke survivors. By integrating robotic technology with sensorimotor retraining protocols, Dr. Loh is advancing personalized neurorehabilitation strategies that promise to transform post-stroke recovery. Her research bridges engineering innovation and clinical application, offering hope for more effective, data-driven rehabilitation interventions.
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