Rehabilitation innovations for patients after a stroke at the outpatient treatment stage March 25,

March 25, 2019, an event dedicated to the first in Russia ergo room opening on the basis of MPI (medical and prophylactic institution) was held in the framework of the Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Medical Rehabilitation, Restorative and Sports Medicine branch. Ergo room is a space-simulator, in which patients are taught common self-care skills with the help of special equipment. 
In 2019, 12 ergo rooms are planned to be opened in Russia on the basis of city outpatient clinics available for free admission to patients with stroke, which will allow providing assistance to approximately 3,000 patients a year under the scope of the project organized by Takeda company in cooperation with the ORBI stroke foundation. That day leading experts discussed the issues of rehabilitation, legislative framework, practical implementation, and rehabilitation opportunities’ availability for patients with stroke.