Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah
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Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah is a clinical researcher whose work sits at the intersection of rehabilitation medicine and assistive robotics, with a particular focus on leveraging emerging technologies to restore functional mobility in neurological patients. Her most notable contribution to date centers on the clinical application of exoskeletal wearable robots for stroke rehabilitation — a frontier area with significant implications for how clinicians approach gait recovery in the subacute phase following stroke. As a contributor to an international, multicenter, randomized controlled trial examining overground gait training using torque-assisted exoskeletons, Hanapiah has helped position this technology within rigorous evidence-based frameworks, moving it closer to mainstream clinical adoption. The interim findings of this work, already accumulating citations since its 2025 publication, underscore the growing scholarly interest in her research. Her contributions are particularly meaningful in the context of stroke burden in Southeast Asia, where access to intensive rehabilitation remains a pressing challenge. For students and researchers exploring the future of neurorehabilitation, Hanapiah's work represents a compelling bridge between engineering innovation and patient-centered clinical practice.
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