Millions of people in the U.S. currently require rehabilitation therapy due to neurologic injury and disease. In the case of stroke alone, there are approximately 600,000 new survivors each year, and over two million survivors with chronic movement deficits. Recent evidence suggests that intensive therapy improves movement recovery. However, such therapy is expensive because it relies on individualized interaction with rehabilitation therapists. The type and quality of therapy also varies greatly between clinics and therapists. Little technology is available to assist patients in practicing therapy on their own. Therapy techniques that require expert feedback or that incorporate manual manipulation of the patient’s limbs are often inaccessible once formal therapy is discontinued.

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