Novel Gait Training with a Hybrid Assistive Limb Improved Delayed Progressive Spastic Paraplegia After a Lightning Strike.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: A 68-year-old man presented with progressive walking difficulty that developed into spastic paraplegia. This condition was a long-term consequence of a lightning strike injury sustained at the age of 22 years. His symptoms progressively deteriorated, eventually requiring double crutches for ambulation at approximately 40 years of age. A physical evaluation prior to hybrid assistive limb (HAL) training revealed a T10 level neurological injury and an American Spinal Cord Injury Association impairment scale grade D. Here, we aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of novel gait training with an HAL in this patient with chronic and progressive neural damage caused by a lightning strike. Methods: The HAL training program is composed of two sections. In the

SUBMITTER: Soma Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11818368 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature