Efficacy of stumble recovery assistance in a knee exoskeleton for individuals with simulated mobility impairment: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Falls due to stumbles are a major cause of injury for many populations, and as such interventions to reduce fall risk have been a key focus of rehabilitation research. However, dedicated stumble recovery assistance in a powered lower-limb exoskeleton has yet to be explored as a fall mitigation intervention. Thus young, healthy adults () were recruited for a stumble recovery experiment to test the efficacy of knee exoskeleton stumble recovery assistance in improving an impaired stumble recovery response (i.e., the elevating strategy response). Leg weights were attached unilaterally to each participant's shank to simulate walking and stumble recovery impairment, and a unilateral powered knee exoskeleton was worn on the same leg for walking and stumble recovery assistance. Ultimately, knee ex

SUBMITTER: Eveld ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952054 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature