Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance

C Siviy, LM Baker, BT Quinlivan… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments

A Rodríguez-Fernández, J Lobo-Prat… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …

Gait training after spinal cord injury: safety, feasibility and gait function following 8 weeks of training with the exoskeletons from Ekso Bionics

C Bach Baunsgaard, U Vig Nissen, A Katrin Brust… - Spinal cord, 2018 - nature.com
Study design Prospective quasi-experimental study, pre-and post-design. Objectives Assess
safety, feasibility, training characteristics and changes in gait function for persons with spinal …

Risk management and regulations for lower limb medical exoskeletons: a review

Y He, D Eguren, TP Luu… - … Devices: Evidence and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Gait disability is a major health care problem worldwide. Powered exoskeletons have
recently emerged as devices that can enable users with gait disabilities to ambulate in an …

Robotic assisted gait as a tool for rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review

LJ Holanda, PMM Silva, TC Amorim… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) is characterized by a total or partial deficit of sensory
and motor pathways. Impairments of this injury compromise muscle recruitment and motor …

Overground robotic training effects on walking and secondary health conditions in individuals with spinal cord injury: systematic review

F Tamburella, M Lorusso, M Tramontano… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Overground powered lower limb exoskeletons (EXOs) have proven to be valid devices in
gait rehabilitation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Although several articles have …

The outcomes of robotic rehabilitation assisted devices following spinal cord injury and the prevention of secondary associated complications

CD Nistor-Cseppento, A Gherle, N Negrut, SG Bungau… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) have major consequences on the patient's health and life.
Voluntary muscle paralysis caused by spinal cord damage affects the patient's …

Efficacy of robot-assisted gait training combined with robotic balance training in subacute stroke patients: a randomized clinical trial

I Aprile, C Conte, A Cruciani, C Pecchioli… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, the use of robotic technology in gait and balance rehabilitation of stroke patients
has been introduced, with positive results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the …

Perspectives of people with spinal cord injury learning to walk using a powered exoskeleton

PJ Manns, C Hurd, JF Yang - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Powered exoskeletons for over ground walking were designed to help people
with neurological impairments to walk again. Extended training in powered exoskeletons …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual reality systems for upper limb motor function recovery in patients with spinal cord injury: Systematic review and meta-analysis

A De Miguel-Rubio, MD Rubio… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually present with different motor
impairments, including a deterioration of upper limb motor function (ULMF), that limit their …