Robot-assisted training using Hybrid Assistive Limb® for cerebral palsy.

Journal: Brain & development
Published Date: Sep 1, 2018

Abstract

PURPOSE: The Hybrid Assistive Limb® (HAL®, CYBERDYNE) is a wearable robot that provides assistance to a patient while they are walking, standing, and performing leg movements based on the wearer's intended movement. The effect of robot-assisted training using HAL® for cerebral palsy (CP) is unknown. Therefore, we assessed the effect of robot-assisted training using HAL® on patients with CP, and compared walking and gross motor abilities between pre-intervention and post-intervention.

Authors

  • Mayumi Matsuda
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan; Graduate School of Health Science, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan. Electronic address: 45070069@ipu.ac.jp.
  • Nobuaki Iwasaki
    Department of Pediatrics, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan; Center for Medical Science, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan.
  • Yuki Mataki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Hirotaka Mutsuzaki
    Center for Medical Science, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Kenichi Yoshikawa
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Ami Ibaraki, Japan.
  • Kazushi Takahashi
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Keiko Enomoto
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Kumiko Sano
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Ami Ibaraki, Japan.
  • Aoi Kubota
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Tomohiro Nakayama
    Department of Pediatrics, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Junko Nakayama
    Department of Pediatrics, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Haruka Ohguro
    Department of Pediatrics, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
  • Masafumi Mizukami
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ami Ibaraki, Japan.
  • Kazuhide Tomita
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan; Graduate School of Health Science, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan.

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