Robot-assisted gait training improves motor performances and modifies Motor Unit firing in poststroke patients.
Journal:
European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Published Date:
Jan 30, 2014
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Robotics and related technologies are realizing their promise to improve the delivery of rehabilitation therapy but the mechanism by which they enhance recovery is still unknown. The electromechanical-driven gait orthosis Lokomat has demonstrated its utility for gait rehabilitation after stroke.