Corina Schuster‐Amft
Reha Rheinfelden, Maastricht University, Bern University of Applied Sciences
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About
Corina Schuster-Amft is a leading rehabilitation researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotics, neuroscience, and stroke recovery. Her research focuses primarily on robot-assisted rehabilitation technologies, cardiovascular fitness after stroke, and motor relearning strategies for individuals with severe neurological impairments. She is perhaps best known for her contribution to a landmark 2014 multicentre randomised trial investigating three-dimensional, task-specific robot therapy for arm rehabilitation post-stroke, which has garnered over 525 citations and stands as a foundational reference in neurorehabilitation. Beyond upper limb recovery, Schuster-Amft has made substantial contributions to cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, developing and validating feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise as both an assessment and intervention tool for stroke survivors who are too severely impaired for conventional cardiovascular training. Her 2007 collaborative matrix on acute-phase stroke rehabilitation technologies demonstrated her early commitment to interdisciplinary innovation. More recently, her investigations into EMG muscle activation patterns during motor imagery and robot-assisted stepping have helped bridge the gap between neuroplasticity science and clinical practice. Across her body of work, Schuster-Amft consistently advocates for inclusive rehabilitation solutions that reach the most physically limited stroke populations.
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