TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotic orthoses for body weight-supported treadmill training
AU - Winchester, Patricia
AU - Querry, Ross
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by Grant No. R24 HD39629 from the Western Rehabilitation Research Network and the Mobility Foundation Center at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
PY - 2006/2
Y1 - 2006/2
N2 - BWSTT has become an accepted standard of care in gait rehabilitation methods. This type of locomotor training has many functional benefits, but the physical labor costs are considerable. To reduce therapist effort and improve the repeatability of locomotor training, three groups have developed commercially available robotic devices for assisted stepping. The purpose of these robotic devices is to augment locomotor rehabilitation by decreasing therapist manual assistance, increasing the amount of stepping practice, while decreasing therapist effort. Current clinical studies have yielded positive and promising results in locomotor rehabilitation in patients with neurologic impairments of stroke or SCI. The potential benefits from robotic technology are significant for clinical use and research. As further research is conducted, rehabilitation therapists and patient outcomes will be able to contribute to the development of current and future technologies.
AB - BWSTT has become an accepted standard of care in gait rehabilitation methods. This type of locomotor training has many functional benefits, but the physical labor costs are considerable. To reduce therapist effort and improve the repeatability of locomotor training, three groups have developed commercially available robotic devices for assisted stepping. The purpose of these robotic devices is to augment locomotor rehabilitation by decreasing therapist manual assistance, increasing the amount of stepping practice, while decreasing therapist effort. Current clinical studies have yielded positive and promising results in locomotor rehabilitation in patients with neurologic impairments of stroke or SCI. The potential benefits from robotic technology are significant for clinical use and research. As further research is conducted, rehabilitation therapists and patient outcomes will be able to contribute to the development of current and future technologies.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.10.008
DO - 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.10.008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 16517349
AN - SCOPUS:33644679752
SN - 1047-9651
VL - 17
SP - 159
EP - 172
JO - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
JF - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -