Reshaping of Bilateral Gait Coordination in Hemiparetic Stroke Patients After Early Robotic Intervention.

ABSTRACT: Hemiparetic gait is a common condition after stroke which alters importantly the quality of life of stroke survivors. In recent years, several robotic interventions have been developed to support and enhance rehabilitation strategies for such population. The Hybrid Assistive Limb^® (HAL) robot suit is a unique device able to collect in real time bioelectric signals from the patient to support and enhance voluntary gait. HAL has been used before in early stages of stroke showing gait improvement after the intervention. However, evaluation of the coordination of gait has not been done yet. Coordination is a key factor for an adequate gait performance; consequently, its changes may be closely related to gait recovery. In this study, we used planar covariation to evaluate coordinatio

SUBMITTER: Puentes S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6189332 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature