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People who have suffered the brain injury seen in stroke could recover impaired mobility with the help of a glove.

The sensor device, developed at McGill University, allows patients to exercise by playing video games in their own home.

It will also allow doctors to monitor their progress electronically, reducing the need for hospital visits. Additionally, patients are able to view their own progress with the software which generates 3D models.

Similar, more expensive gloves are already on the market, but this device, made in collaboration with start-up company Jintronix Inc, used more accurate and less expensive sensors, meaning it would be more widely available.

This follows new of the RiceWrist robot, developed at Rice University in Texas, which will help people with spinal injury to regain motor movement in the arm.

RiceWrist assists the rebuilding of motor pathways in the brain by allowing the user to carry out supported and unsupported repetitive movements.

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