Exoskeletal-assisted walking may improve seated balance in persons with chronic spinal cord injury: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Pre-post intervention.

Objective

To explore the potential effect of exoskeletal-assisted walking (EAW) on seated balance for persons with chronic motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting

A SCI research center.

Methods

Eight participants who were over 18 years of age with chronic SCI and used a wheelchair for mobility were enrolled. Seven able-bodied participants were used for normal seated balance comparative values. Participants with chronic SCI received supervised EAW training using a powered exoskeleton (ReWalk^TM) for a median 30 sessions (range from 7 to 90 sessions). Before and after EAW training, seated balance testing outcomes were collected using computerized dynamic posturography, providing measurements of endpoint excur

SUBMITTER: Tsai CY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7955046 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature