Inclusion Criteria:  stroke patients (hemorrhagic or ischemic) documented through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT); age between 18 and 85 years; latency time within 6 months after the stroke event sufficient cognitive and language skills to understand the instructions related to the administration of the assessment scales and to sign informed consent  Exclusion Criteria:  presence of a previous stroke based on the medical history; behavioral and cognitive disorders that may interfere with the therapeutic activity; other orthopedic or neurological complications that may interfere with the rehabilitation protocol; inability to understand and sign informed consent; presence of pacemakers (for interference with bioimpedance measures).