Antara Introduces Robotic-Assisted Rehabilitation at Bengaluru Care Home for Stroke and Paralysis Recovery
Bengaluru : Antara Care Homes, the transition care and assisted living arm of Antara Senior Care, has introduced ExoAtlet II, a robotic-assisted exoskeleton, at its Bannerghatta centre.
With ExoAtlet II and a robotic device for hand and finger retraining now working alongside its conventional therapies, Antara’s Bannerghatta facility has moved into the select tier of Indian transition care centres offering robotic-assisted recovery. This addition strengthens its unique specialist-led rehabilitation programme for people recovering from stroke, paralysis, neurological and orthopaedic conditions, and functional loss after prolonged illness.
ExoAtlet II is a wearable robotic suit that fits around a patient’s legs and hips, helping them perform hundreds of consistent, physiologically accurate steps in each session. This level of repetition is difficult to sustain through hands-on therapy alone.
Talking about the importance of this technology, Ishaan Khanna, CEO, Antara Assisted Care Services, said, “India is seeing a rise in the burden of stroke, other neurological disorders, degenerative conditions of the bone and muscle, and falls as it becomes an ageing nation, where an estimated 347 million people are projected to be senior citizens by 2050. These illnesses, especially stroke, are the largest causes of adult-onset mobility loss in the country. Timely and structured rehabilitation helps patients improve limb function, reduce complications, and improve overall quality of life; robotic-assisted gait training systems are known to enhance outcomes . The introduction of ExoAtlet II at the Antara Care Home in Bannerghatta strengthens our rehabilitation and post-operative care ecosystem for neurological, orthopaedic, and geriatric patients, helping them regain functional independence and confidence as they recover.”
Lt Col (Dr) Faisal Husain, Medical Superintendent, Antara Assisted Care Services, said, “Successful rehabilitation to regain motor function is built on personalisation, repetition, and consistency. At Antara, each patient’s recovery is designed and directed by a rehabilitation-medicine specialist and executed by our fully trained physiotherapy team. It begins with a comprehensive clinical assessment, following which a personalised rehabilitation programme is drawn up around their diagnosis, strength, balance, and goals. Where robotic-assisted gait training is indicated, the exoskeleton’s settings are calibrated to the individual need and progressed as they improve. This is done alongside hands-on physiotherapy to help patients practise safely and confidently, participate more actively, and build towards greater functional independence.”
Antara Care Homes operates across Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru and Chennai, providing rehabilitation and transition care for people recovering after hospitalisation, surgery, illness, or injury. What sets its Bengaluru rehabilitation programme apart is that each patient journey is designed and led by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) doctor, specialists trained to restore function and mobility once acute treatment ends. It is delivered under one roof by a multidisciplinary team spanning physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and swallow therapy and psychologist-led cognitive care, with round-the-clock clinical and nursing support.
The therapy facility is equipped for the full arc of recovery. From neuromuscular re-education to strength and balance training, gait re-education, and fine-motor retraining. It houses two robotic tools at its most advanced edge: A device that retrains fine hand and finger movement, and the newly added ExoAtlet II for lower-limb and gait recovery.
