Effects of robot-assisted gait training on cardiopulmonary function and lower extremity strength in individuals with spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal: The journal of spinal cord medicine
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Abstract

CONTEXT: Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) has been increasingly adopted in many rehabilitation facilities for walking function and activity in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the effectiveness of RAGT on lower extremity strength and cardiopulmonary function, especially static pulmonary function, have not been clearly outlined.

Authors

  • Chunli Wan
    Department of rehabilitation medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University/School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
  • Sisi Huang
    Department of rehabilitation medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University/School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
  • Xue Wang
    Engineering Research Center of Zebrafish Models for Human Diseases and Drug Screening Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) Jinan China.
  • Panli Ge
    Department of rehabilitation medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University/School of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
  • Zhixiang Wang
    Department of Ultrasound, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
  • Yuting Zhang
    Department of Radiology, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, 730030 Lanzhou, Gansu, China.
  • Yongqiang Li
    Advanced Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Laboratory, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3M2, Canada.
  • Bin Su
    Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, USA.