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Helen Rodgers is a leading stroke rehabilitation researcher whose work has fundamentally shaped our understanding of how to restore arm function after stroke. Her primary research focus is on upper limb recovery, with a particular emphasis on evaluating the clinical and cost-effectiveness of robot-assisted training versus enhanced conventional therapy. Rodgers is best known as the chief investigator of the landmark RATULS trial (Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke), a multicentre randomised controlled trial published in 2019 that has garnered nearly 500 citations. This pivotal study demonstrated that robot-assisted training using the MIT-Manus robotic gym was no more effective than enhanced upper limb therapy for improving arm function after stroke, a finding that challenged prevailing assumptions and redirected rehabilitation practice toward high-intensity, goal-directed therapy. Her subsequent work has provided critical economic evaluations showing robot-assisted training is not cost-effective compared to enhanced therapy, and detailed analyses of intervention fidelity and goal achievement. Through the RATULS programme, Rodgers has delivered definitive evidence that has reshaped stroke rehabilitation guidelines and clinical practice, establishing her as a pivotal figure in evidence-based neurorehabilitation.
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