Robotic assisted gait as a tool for rehabilitation of individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is characterized by a total or partial deficit of sensory and motor pathways. Impairments of this injury compromise muscle recruitment and motor planning, thus reducing functional capacity. SCI patients commonly present psychological, intestinal, urinary, osteomioarticular, tegumentary, cardiorespiratory and neural alterations that aggravate in chronic phase. One of the neurorehabilitation goals is the restoration of these abilities by favoring improvement in the quality of life and functional independence. Current literature highlights several benefits of robotic gait therapies in SCI individuals.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to compare the robotic gait devices, and systematize the scientific evidences of these devices as a to

SUBMITTER: Holanda LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5715997 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature