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2006Type
- Journal Article
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Abstract
Robot-aided gait training can increase the duration and number of training sessions while reducing the number of therapists required for each patient. However, current automated gait trainers do not adapt their movement to the patient's muscular efforts and passive musculoskeletal properties. Furthermore, robot-aided training without therapists lacks the feedback required for patient assessment. In this article, we present results from the literature and our research to provide an overview of novel human-centered strategies for robot behaviors that are patient-cooperative and support motor-function assessment. Combining robot-aided training with robot-aided assessment will likely make future gait therapy easier, more comfortable, and more efficient. Broad clinical testing is still required for proving this assumption. Show more
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publishedJournal / series
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and DevelopmentVolume
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Veterans AdministrationSubject
Biofeedback; Gait; Gait Therapy; Human-centered; Motor-function assessment; Patient-cooperative; Rehabilitation; Robot-aided training; Spasticity; Treadmill trainingOrganisational unit
03654 - Riener, Robert / Riener, Robert
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