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 …

Evaluation of safety-related performance of wearable lower limb exoskeleton robot (WLLER): A systematic review

D Wang, X Gu, W Li, Y **, M Yang, H Yu - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wearable lower limb exoskeleton robots (WLLER) have broad development prospects in the
military, industrial and medical fields. The intelligent device comes into intimate contact with …

Soft exosuit for hip assistance

AT Asbeck, K Schmidt, CJ Walsh - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
Exoskeletons comprised of rigid load-bearing structures have been developed for many
years, but a new paradigm is to create “exosuits” that apply tensile forces to the body using …

Design and development of lower limb exoskeletons: A survey

N Aliman, R Ramli, SM Haris - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
Research into the development of the lower limb exoskeleton (LLE) has been on-going
since the 1960s. Although this field has long been explored, the technological progress has …

The physiological cost index of walking with mechanical and powered gait orthosis in patients with spinal cord injury

M Arazpour, MA Bani, SW Hutchins, RK Jones - Spinal Cord, 2013 - nature.com
Objectives: Mechanical orthoses, such as the hip knee ankle foot orthosis (HKAFO) and the
isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis (IRGO), are both used for walking in spinal cord injury …

Review of the evolution of magnetorheological fluid-based rehabilitative devices: from the perspective of modelling, sensors and control strategies

A Bhat, VS Rao, NS Jayalakshmi - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Over the past decade, rehabilitative devices have undergone significant advancements.
Orthoses, which are assistive limb devices, have transitioned from passive supportive …

Custom orthotics development process based on additive manufacturing

P Patel, P Gohil - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing is an advanced layer-based manufacturing process that fabricates
customized prosthesis and orthosis to patient requirements directly from computer aided …

The efficacy of powered orthoses on walking in persons with paraplegia

M Arazpour, SW Hutchins… - Prosthetics and …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Powered orthoses are a new generation of assistive devices for people with
spinal cord injury, which are designed to induce motion to paralyzed lower limb joints using …

Gait evaluation of new powered knee–ankle–foot orthosis in able-bodied persons: a pilot study

M Arazpour, F Ahmadi, M Ahmadi Bani… - Prosthetics and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Knee–ankle–foot orthoses are utilized for walking by patients with lower limb
weakness. However, they may be rejected by patients due to the lack of knee flexion …

Effect of powered gait orthosis on walking in individuals with paraplegia

M Arazpour, M Ahmadi Bani… - Prosthetics and …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The important purpose of a powered gait orthosis is to provide active joint
movement for patients with spinal cord injury. Objectives: The aim of this study was to clarify …