Feasibility of Rehabilitation Training With a Newly Developed, Portable, Gait Assistive Robot for Balance Function in Hemiplegic Patients
| Autor: | Sung, Junhyun, Choi, Sehoon, Kim, Hyunbae, Lee, Gyuhan, Han, Changsoo, Ji, Younghoon, Shin, Dongbin, Hwang, Seunghoon, Yun, Deokwon, Jang, Hyeyoun, Kim, Mi Jung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Hemiplegia Timed Up and Go test 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Gait (human) Gait training medicine Treadmill Gait Stroke Balance (ability) Rehabilitation business.industry Robotics medicine.disease Berg Balance Scale Physical therapy Original Article 0305 other medical science business human activities 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2234-0653 2234-0645 |
| DOI: | 10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.178 |
| Popis: | Objective To investigate the clinical feasibility of a newly developed, portable, gait assistive robot (WA-H, ‘walking assist for hemiplegia’) for improving the balance function of patients with stroke-induced hemiplegia. Methods Thirteen patients underwent 12 weeks of gait training on the treadmill while wearing WA-H for 30 minutes per day, 4 days a week. Patients' balance function was evaluated by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale (FMAS), Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) before and after 6 and 12 weeks of training. Results There were no serious complications or clinical difficulties during gait training with WA-H. In three categories of BBS, TUGT, and the balance scale of SPPB, there was a statistically significant improvement at the 6th week and 12th week of gait training with WA-H. In the subscale of balance function of FMAS, there was statistically significant improvement only at the 12th week. Conclusion Gait training using WA-H demonstrated a beneficial effect on balance function in patients with hemiplegia without a safety issue. |
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