Background. Decreased walking endurance in children with CP results impaired gait function and adversely affects participation. Appropriate rehabilitation interventions can significantly increase associated functional efficiency.
 The aim. To evaluate the effectiveness of different for by analyzing scientific research.
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Locomotor malfunction represents a major problem in some neurological disorders like stroke and spinal cord injury. Robot-assisted walking devices have been used during rehabilitation of patients with these ailments for regaining and improving walking ability. Previous studies showed the advantage of brain-computer interface (BCI) based robot-assisted training combined with physical therapy in ...

Falls are serious problems that disrupt rehabilitation in post-stroke hemiplegic patients. Approximately 5% of falls result in severe injuries, such as hip fractures. Therefore preventing falls is one of the most important goals of post-stroke rehabilitation. Exercise is generally thought to be effective for the prevention of falls. Whole body vibration (WBV) training has been developed as a ne...

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...

Research into rehabilitation robotics has grown rapidly and the number of therapeutic rehabilitation robots has expanded dramatically during the last two decades. Robotic rehabilitation therapy can deliver high-dosage and high-intensity training, making it useful for patients with motor disorders caused by stroke or spinal cord disease. Robotic devices used for motor rehabilitation include end-...

AIMS Innovative robotic technologies hold strong promise for improving walking abilities of children with cerebral palsy (CP), but may create expectations for parents pursuing the "newest thing" in treatment. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore parents' values about walking in relation to their experiences with robotic gait training for their children. METHODS Semi-structured int...

The purpose of this research was to evaluate a newly developed system for assessing and providing feedback of gait symmetry information in real time to subjects walking on a motorised treadmill (the CCF Treadmill). The advantages of the system are that it allows the rapid collection and comparison of temporal and kinetic parameters of gait for multiple successive strides, at a constant known sp...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The successful motor rehabilitation of stroke, traumatic brain-injured and spinal cord-injured patients requires an intensive and task-specific therapy approach. Budget constraints limit a hand-to-hand therapy approach, so that intelligent machines may offer a solution to promote motor recovery and obtain a better understanding of motor control. This new field of automated or ...

Restoration and improvement of gait after stroke are major aspects of neurorehabilitation. Mobilization out of the bed into the wheelchair and verticalisation with the help of a standing frame are first steps. With the patient cardiovascular stable, gait restoration is put on the agenda. Instead of tone-inhibiting and gait preparatory maneuvers, patients should practice complex gait cycles repe...

Over the past few years in Japan, the number of senior citizens has increased remarkably, and around 1,650,000 of them have gait disorders. Gait disorder means to become difficult of gait by many kinds of cause. For examples, cerebrovascular disorders and joint trouble are the main causes of gait disorders, which are common ailments among those aged 65 to 74. They may be unrelated to the workin...