Feasibility of Rehabilitation Training With a Newly Developed, Portable, Gait Assistive Robot for Balance Function in Hemiplegic Patients

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Junhyun SungMi Jung Kim

Abstract

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. 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. 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. Gait training using WA-H demonstrated a beneficial effect on balance function in patients with hemiplegia without a safety issue.

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Aug 2, 2018·International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. Internationale Zeitschrift Für Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue Internationale De Recherches De Réadaptation·Beom-Ryong Kim, Tae-Woo Kang
May 30, 2020·Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering·So Young JooCheong Hoon Seo
Mar 17, 2018·Journal of Physical Therapy Science·DongGeon LeeGyuChang Lee

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