Robotic Resistance Treadmill Training Improves Locomotor Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.

Journal: Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
Published Date: May 30, 2017

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether applying controlled resistance forces to the legs during the swing phase of gait may improve the efficacy of treadmill training as compared with applying controlled assistance forces in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Authors

  • Ming Wu
    Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: w-ming@northwestern.edu.
  • Janis Kim
    Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
  • Deborah J Gaebler-Spira
    Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
  • Brian D Schmit
    Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WS 53201, USA.
  • Pooja Arora
    Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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