Gait training using a wearable robotic hip device for incomplete spinal cord injury: A preliminary study.

Journal: The journal of spinal cord medicine
PMID: 37934493

Abstract

CONTEXT/OBJECTIVE: To explore changes in gait functions for patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) before and after standard rehabilitation and rehabilitation with a wearable hip device, explore the utility of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT), and evaluate the safety and dose of RAGT.

Authors

  • Kenichi Yoshikawa
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Ami Ibaraki, 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.
  • Kazunori Koseki
    Department of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Ami Ibaraki, Japan.
  • Koichi Iwai
    Center for Humanities and Sciences, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan.
  • Ryoko Takeuchi
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences (Tsukuba Pediatric Orthopaedic Group), Ami, Japan.
  • Yutaka Kohno
    Department of Neurology, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Ami Ibaraki, Japan.

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