BITS Therapy allows stroke patients to return to driving

A new program at Saint Luke’s Hospital is offering hope for stroke patients who struggle with visual and motor movements. The new tech-therapy is called BITS.

BITS stands for Bioness Integrated Therapy Systems and allows stroke patients to use a large screen to work on visual and motor movements. Dr. Casey Martinez, a neuro rehab specialist at Saint Luke’s Hospital, says while they have other therapies, BITS is the most effective.

“One of the things that this does is that this is a lot more interactive than some the older tools that we use," Martinez said.

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