Investigation with able-bodied subjects suggests Myosuit may potentially serve as a stair ascent training robot.

ABSTRACT: Real world settings are seldomly just composed of level surfaces and stairs are frequently encountered in daily life. Unfortunately, ~ 90% of the elderly population use some sort of compensation pattern in order to negotiate stairs. Because the biomechanics required to successfully ascend stairs is significantly different from level walking, an independent training protocol is warranted. Here, we present as a preliminary investigation with 11 able-bodied subjects, prior to clinical trials, whether Myosuit could potentially serve as a stair ascent training robot. Myosuit is a soft wearable exosuit that was designed to assist the user via hip and knee extension during the early stance phase. We hypothesized that clinical studies could be carried out if the lower limb kinematics, sensory feed

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10465530 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature