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Background and objectives: The Honda Walking Assistive device® (HWA) is a light and easy wearable robot device for gait training, which assists patients’ hip flexion and extension movements to guide hip joint movements during gait. However,...

Background and objective: Duration of rehabilitation and active participation are crucial for gait rehabilitation in the early stage after stroke onset. Virtual reality (VR) is an innovative tool providing engaging and playful environments that could...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease, one of the symptoms of which is a gait disorder, which decreases gait speed and cadence. Recently, augmented feedback training has been considered to achieve effective physical rehabilit...

Background: Overground Robot-Assisted Gait Training (o-RAGT) appears to be a promising stroke rehabilitation in terms of clinical outcomes. The literature on surface ElectroMyoGraphy (sEMG) assessment in o-RAGT is limited. This paper aimed to assess...

This case report describes the immediate effects of a new rehabilitation tool on gait in a chronic stroke patient. Specifically, we measured step length symmetry and gait velocity in a 47 year-old male stroke patient who was currently receiving outpa...

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease that produces alterations in balance and gait in most patients. Robot-assisted gait training devices have been proposed as a complementary approach to conventional rehabilitation treatment as a m...

Gait-training rehabilitation machines (MGTR) are contraptions used for the motor rehabilitation of patients with movement disorders resulting from stroke and Parkinson’s disease. This study was aimed at implementing a walking pattern similar to the n...

Post-stroke gait is characterized by slow and asymmetrical hemiparetic gait. This is attributed to the paretic lower limb which has limited plantar propulsion. The most effective method to restore paretic limb function is constraint-induced movement...

Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) provides a task-based support of walking using exoskeletons. Evidence shows moderate, but positive effects in the therapy of patients with cerebral palsy (CP). This study investigates the impact of RAGT on walking...

Background: Overground Robot-Assisted Gait Training (o-RAGT) provides intensive gait rehabilitation. This study investigated the efficacy of o-RAGT in subacute stroke subjects, compared to conventional gait training. Methods: A multicenter randomized...

This study aimed to investigate the timing of foot-off and initial contact at the end of the first walking training session with a Wearable Power-Assist Locomotor (WPAL) in novice healthy users. Eight healthy volunteers with no walking experience wit...

When walking with wearable robotic exoskeletons (WRE) in people with spinal cord injury, the distance between the user and the walker is one of the most important perspectives for ensuring safety. The purpose of this study was to clarify the distance...

Patients with severe hemiplegia along with knee instability require knee–ankle–foot orthoses (KAFOs) for gait training. However, in these patients, it is unclear which type of walking training is more effective to improve gait function. Providing alt...

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 effectiveness of robotic gait and trunk rehabilitation compared to...

In lower-limb rehabilitation systems, exoskeleton robots are one of the most important components. These robots help patients to execute repetitive exercises under the guidance of physiotherapists. Recently, pneumatic artificial muscles (PAM), a kind...

Rehabilitation robots are designed to help patients improve their recovery from injury by supporting them to perform repetitive and systematic training sessions. These robots are not only able to guide the subjects’ lower-limb to a designate trajecto...

As a walking assistive device for elderly persons, one of the major aims should be to improve and rehabilitate gait characteristics after long-term repeated use of the device. However, most of the existing research on walking assistive devices only e...

Gait analysis was performed in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). Despite advancements in rehabilitation techniques, the integration of gait-training strategies with concurrent feedback (visual and auditory) remains underexplored. This st...

This paper demonstrates the development of an automatic mobile trainer employing inertial movement units (IMUs). The device is inspired by Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT), which is an effective rehabilitation method for stroke patients that promo...

It is vital for rehabilitating patients to perform as many task-related exercises as possible. These patients often need either force or trajectory assistance in order to perform gait. While this can be provided in the form of traditional gait rehabi...

Gait recovery is one of the main goals of post-stroke rehabilitation and Robot-Assisted Gait Training (RAGT) has shown positive outcomes. However, there is a lack of studies in the literature comparing the effects of different devices. This paper aim...

Most lower limb rehabilitation robots are limited to specific training postures to adapt to stroke patients in multiple stages of recovery. In addition, there is a lack of attention to the switching functions of the training side, including left, rig...

Partial paralysis caused by spinal cord injury (SCI) or stroke are two of the most prevalent forms of physical disability. Through proper gait training, people with incomplete SCI have more potential to retain or regain the ability to walk than those...

Gait and balance have a direct impact on patients’ independence and quality of life. Due to a higher life expectancy, the number of patients suffering neurological disorders has increased exponentially, with gait and balance impairments being t...

Background: Patients with lower extremity burn injuries have decreased gait function. Gait dysfunctions are compensated by activation of executive areas such as the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Although robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) can improve gai...

The investigation of the neural correlates of human gait, as measured by means of non-invasive electroencephalography (EEG), is of central importance for the understanding of human gait and for novel developments in gait rehabilitation. Particularly,...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by a variety of motor and non-motor symptoms, some of them pertaining to gait and balance. The use of sensors for the monitoring of patients’ mobility and the extraction of gait parameters, has em...

Throughout the last decade, a whole new generation of powered transtibial prostheses and exoskeletons has been developed. However, these technologies are limited by a gait phase detection which controls the wearable device as a function of the activi...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) profoundly affects motor–sensory functions, reducing mobility and quality of life. Robotic exoskeletons offer a promising solution to support gait training, improve mobility, and prevent secondary complications. Existin...

Background and Objectives: Gait training with body weight-support has been shown to improve the walking speed of individuals with movement disorders. The AccesSportAmerica Gait Trainer is a low-cost, pre-market gait rehabilitation device that alters...

This study analyzed the effects of an exercise training program consisting of a knee joint complex exercise device (leg-link system) with digitally controlled active motion function and squat movement on physical fitness and gait ability of elderly w...

Background: Virtual reality-based training has been widely used for post-stroke patients due to its positive effects on functional aspects by promoting brain plasticity. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of gait training wi...

This study aims to address the clinical needs of hemiplegic and stroke patients with lower limb motor impairments, including gait abnormalities, muscle weakness, and loss of motor coordination during rehabilitation. To achieve this, it proposes an in...

Nowadays, many people around the world cannot walk perfectly because of their knee problems. A knee-assistive device is one option to support walking for those with low or not enough knee muscle forces. Many research studies have created knee devices...

Background: Gait and balance alterations in post-stroke patients are one of the most disabling symptoms that can persist in chronic stages of the disease. In this context, rehabilitation has the fundamental role of promoting functional recovery, miti...

Due to the recent rise in the use of lower-limb exoskeletons as an alternative for gait rehabilitation, gait phase detection has become an increasingly important feature in the control of these devices. In addition, highly functional, low-cost recove...

Background/Objectives: Robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) is a promising adjunct to conventional rehabilitation for stroke survivors. However, its additive benefit over standard therapy remains to be fully clarified. This systematic review and met...

There are multiple attempts to decrease costs in the healthcare system while maintaining a high treatment quality. Digital therapies receive increasing attention in clinical practice, mainly relating to home-based exercises supported by mobile device...

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in Taiwan. In the process of stroke treatment, rehabilitation for gait recovery is one of the most critical aspects of treatment. The Gait Assessment and Intervention Tool (G.A.I.T.) is currently used in cli...

Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder with a variety of symptoms that can affect muscle coordination and movement. Crouch gait is one such symptom that is defined as excessive knee flexion accompanied by a crouched posture. This paper introduces...

Background and Objectives: The world’s population is rapidly aging, and it is estimated that, by 2050, every sixth person on earth will be older than 65 years. Around 30% of older adults entering cardiac rehabilitation (CR) meet the criteria of...

Most robotic gait assisted devices are designed to provide constant assistance during the training without taking into account each patient’s functional ability. The Lokomat offers an assist-as-needed control via the integrated exercise “...

This study aimed to comprehensively summarize assistive technology devices for postural control and gait performance in stroke patients. In the study, we searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published until 31 December 2022 in four electr...

Cueing and feedback training can be effective in maintaining or improving gait in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. We previously designed a rehabilitation assist device that can detect and classify a user’s gait at only the swing pha...

Strokes are one of the leading causes of adult disability. There are a wide range of therapies available in stroke care for people with stroke, but there can be wide variations in the effectiveness of these therapies, so it is essential to review and...

This paper introduces a new device for gait rehabilitation, the gait propulsion trainer (GPT). It consists of two main components (a stationary device and a wearable system) that work together to apply periodic stance-phase resistance as the user wal...

Current gait rehabilitation strategies rely heavily on motor learning principles, which involve facilitating active patient participation, high-doses of biomechanical task-related motor activities and accurate feedback. Furthermore, appropriate muscl...

Recent advances in wearable motion sensors, mobile devices, the Internet of Things, and telecommunications have created new potential for telerehabilitation. Recognizing that there is no systematic review of smartphone- or tablet-based balance and ga...

Wearable exoskeletons have showed improvements in levels of disability and quality of life in people with neurological disorders. However, it is important to understand users’ perspectives. The aim of this study was to explore the patients’ and physi...

In this work, a lightweight adaptive hybrid gait detection method with two inertial measurement units (IMUs) on the foot and thigh was developed and preliminarily evaluated. An adaptive detection algorithm is used to eliminate the pre-training phase...