Reducing Circumduction and Hip Hiking During Hemiparetic Walking Through Targeted Assistance of the Paretic Limb Using a Soft Robotic Exosuit.

Journal: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects on common poststroke gait compensations of a soft wearable robot (exosuit) designed to assist the paretic limb during hemiparetic walking.

Authors

  • Louis N Awad
    Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • Jaehyun Bae
  • Pawel Kudzia
    Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • Andrew Long
  • Kathryn Hendron
    Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Boston University, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
  • Kenneth G Holt
  • Kathleen OʼDonnell
  • Terry D Ellis
    Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Boston University, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. tellis@bu.edu walsh@seas.harvard.edu.
  • Conor J Walsh
    John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA. walsh@seas.harvard.edu.