Long-term effects of the gait treatment using a wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb in a patient with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: a case report with 5 years of follow-up.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a progressive neuromuscular degenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of lower motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem and neurogenic atrophy of the skeletal muscle. Although the short-term effectiveness of gait treatment using a wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb (HAL) has been demonstrated for the rehabilitation of patients with SBMA, the long-term effects of this treatment are unclear. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the long-term effects of the continued gait treatment with HAL in a patient with SBMA.

Results

A 68-year-old man with SBMA had lower limb muscle weakness and atrophy, gait asymmetry, and decreased walking endurance. The patient performed nine courses of HAL gait treatment (as

SUBMITTER: Iijima K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10285061 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature