Electromechanical Gait Trainer for Gait Rehabilitation for Patients with Stroke
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 182-187, 2004.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-723207
ABSTRACT
We developed an electromechanical gait trainer for rehabilitation of the persons with disabilities, which was designed to simulate normal gait with partial body weight support. The purpose of this study was to apply it to stroke patients and to evaluate its usability. Four nonambulatory stroke patients had 20 sessions of gait training with newly developed gait trainer for 5 to 6 weeks. Knee and ankle joint angles were measured by electrogoniometer during training. Main outcome was assessed by functional ambu lation category (level 0~5). Knee and ankle joint angles during exercise in the gait trainer showed repetitive pattern of gait-like movement similar to normal gait, though it was variable among the subjects. Functional ambulation category levels after training were 2 in 3 patients and 1 in 1 patient. The electromechanical gait trainer was a useful device for gait retraining in stroke patients with severe neurologic impairments.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rehabilitation
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Body Weight
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Walking
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Disabled Persons
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Stroke
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Gait
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Knee
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Ankle Joint
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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