Robotic-assisted gait rehabilitation following stroke: a systematic review of current guidelines and practical clinical recommendations.

Journal: European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Stroke is the third leading cause of adult disability worldwide, and lower extremity motor impairment is one of the major determinants of long-term disability. Although robotic therapy is becoming more and more utilized in research protocols for lower limb stroke rehabilitation, the gap between research evidence and its use in clinical practice is still significant. The aim of this study was to determine the scope, quality, and consistency of guidelines for robotic lower limb rehabilitation after stroke, in order to provide clinical recommendations.

Authors

  • Rocco S Calabrò
    IRCCS Centro Neurolesi 'Bonino Pulejo', Messina, Italy.
  • Gregorio Sorrentino
    Department of Medicine and Rehabilitation, Polyclinic of Monza, Monza-Brianza, Italy.
  • Anna Cassio
    Spinal Cord Unit and Intensive Rehabilitation Medicine, AUSL Piacenza, Villanova sull'Arda and Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, Italy.
  • Davide Mazzoli
    Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory OPA Sol et Salus, Torre Pedrera, Rimini, Italy.
  • Elisa Andrenelli
    Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Neurorehabilitation Clinic, University Hospital of Ancona, "Politecnica delle Marche" University, Ancona, Italy.
  • Emiliana Bizzarini
    Spinal Cord Unit, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gervasutta Hospital, Udine, Italy.
  • Isabella Campanini
    Neuromotor and Rehabilitation Department, LAM-Motion Analysis Laboratory, AUSL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
  • Simona M Carmignano
    Rehabilitation Therapeutic Center, Tramutola, Potenza, Italy.
  • Simona Cerulli
    IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy.
  • Carmelo Chisari
  • Valentina Colombo
    Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute, Imola, Bologna, Italy.
  • Stefania Dalise
    Section of Neurorehabilitation, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Cira Fundarò
    Neurophysiopathology Unit, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCSS, Montescano (PV), Italy.
  • Valeria Gazzotti
    Centro Protesi Vigorso di Budrio, Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione Infortuni sul Lavoro (INAIL), Budrio, Bologna, Italy.
  • Daniele Mazzoleni
    School of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
  • Miryam Mazzucchelli
    Elias Neuroriabilitazione, Parma, Italy.
  • Corrado Melegari
    Elias, Neuroriabilitazione, Parma, Italy.
  • Andrea Merlo
    Gait and Motion Analysis Laboratory OPA Sol et Salus, Torre Pedrera, Rimini, Italy.
  • Giulia Stampacchia
    Unit of Spinal Cord, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
  • Paolo Boldrini
    Società Italiana di Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa (SIMFER), Rome, Italy.
  • Stefano Mazzoleni
    The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.
  • Federico Posteraro
  • Paolo Benanti
    Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy.
  • Enrico Castelli
  • Francesco Draicchio
    INAIL, Department of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Monte Porzio Catone, Rome, Italy.
  • Vincenzo Falabella
    Italian Federation of Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries (Faip Onlus), Rome, Italy.
  • Silvia Galeri
    1 IRCCS Don Gnocchi Foundation, Milan, Italy.
  • Francesca Gimigliano
    Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Naples, Italy.
  • Mauro Grigioni
    Department of Technology and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
  • Stefano Mazzon
    AULSS6 Euganea Padova - Distretto 4, Padua, Italy.
  • Franco Molteni
    Villa Beretta Rehabilitation Center, Via Nazario Sauro 17, 23845 Costa Masnaga, Italy.
  • Giovanni Morone
    Clinical Laboratory of Experimental Neurorehabilitation, I.R.C.C.S, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy. g.morone@hsantalucia.it.
  • Maurizio Petrarca
    Movement Analysis and Robotics Laboratory (MARLab), Neurorehabilitation Units, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Via Torre di Palidoro, 00050, Passoscuro (Fiumicino), Rome, Italy. maurizio.petrarca@opbg.net.
  • Alessandro Picelli
    Neuromotor and Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Neurological and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
  • Michele Senatore
    AITO (Associazione Italiana Terapisti Occupazionali), Rome, Italy.
  • Giuseppe Turchetti
    Institute of ManagementScuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.
  • Donatella Bonaiuti
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy.