Overground gait training using virtual reality aimed at gait symmetry

ZeroG: overground gait and balance training system.

A new overground body-weight support system called ZeroG has been developed that allows patients with severe gait impairments to practice gait and balance activities in a safe, controlled manner. The unloading system is capable of providing up to 300 lb of static support and 150 lb of dynamic (or constant force) support using a custom-series elastic actuator. The unloading system is mounted to ...

Virtual reality for enhancement of robot-assisted gait training in children with central gait disorders.

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of various forms of training interventions, with and without virtual reality, on the initiation and maintenance of active participation during robot-assisted gait training. DESIGN Intervention study at the Rehabilitation Centre Affoltern a. A., University Children's Hospital, Zurich. SUBJECTS Ten patients (5 males, mean age 12.47 years, standard deviation 1.8...

Using mixed and virtual Reality systems for Gait- Rehabilitation

Neurological deficits resulting from spinal cord lesions, stroke and traumatic brain injuries frequently affect walking functions. Since the ability to walk influences the participation in social and economic life, its restoration through rehabilitation plays an important role in improving a patients quality of life [1]. Nowadays gate therapy is mostly achieved through electrically driven gait ...

JRRD at a Glance ZeroG: Overground gait and balance training system

We present a new overground body-weight support (BWS) system called ZeroG that allows patients to practice gait, balance, and postural activities in a safe, controlled manner. The system can provide static or dynamic BWS, and because it is mounted overhead on a custom track, patients can practice walking on flat surfaces, rough terrain, and stairs. In addition, ZeroG uses an active trolley syst...

Clinical gait analysis : Treadmill - based vs overground