Feasibility of Rehabilitation Training With a Newly Developed, Portable, Gait Assistive Robot for Balance Function in Hemiplegic Patients
- Title
- Feasibility of Rehabilitation Training With a Newly Developed, Portable, Gait Assistive Robot for Balance Function in Hemiplegic Patients
- Author
- 김미정
- Keywords
- Robotics; Stroke; Hemiplegia; Gait; Rehabilitation
- Issue Date
- 2017-04
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD REHABILITATION MEDICINE
- Citation
- ANNALS OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE, v. 41, no. 2, page. 178-187
- Abstract
- Objective To investigate the clinical feasibility of a newly developed, portable, gait assistive robot (WA-H, 'walking assist for hemiplegia') for improving the balance function of patients with stroke-induced hemiplegia. Methods Thirteen patients underwent 12 weeks of gait training on the treadmill while wearing WA-H for 30 minutes per day, 4 days a week. Patients' balance function was evaluated by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale (FMAS), Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) before and after 6 and 12 weeks of training. Results There were no serious complications or clinical difficulties during gait training with WA-H. In three categories of BBS, TUGT, and the balance scale of SPPB, there was a statistically significant improvement at the 6th week and 12th week of gait training with WA-H. In the subscale of balance function of FMAS, there was statistically significant improvement only at the 12th week. Conclusion Gait training using WA-H demonstrated a beneficial effect on balance function in patients with hemiplegia without a safety issue.
- URI
- https://www.e-arm.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.178https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/113516
- ISSN
- 2234-0645; 2234-0653
- DOI
- 10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.178
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