Gait post-stroke: Pathophysiology and rehabilitation strategies

C Beyaert, R Vasa, GE Frykberg - Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
We reviewed neural control and biomechanical description of gait in both non-disabled and
post-stroke subjects. In addition, we reviewed most of the gait rehabilitation strategies …

Mechanical work as a (key) determinant of energy cost in human locomotion: recent findings and future directions

LA Peyré‐Tartaruga, AH Dewolf… - Experimental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
New Findings What is the topic of this review? This narrative review explores past and
recent findings on the mechanical determinants of energy cost during human locomotion …

A soft robotic exosuit improves walking in patients after stroke

LN Awad, J Bae, K O'donnell, SMM De Rossi… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Stroke-induced hemiparetic gait is characteristically slow and metabolically expensive.
Passive assistive devices such as ankle-foot orthoses are often prescribed to increase …

Reducing the energy cost of walking with low assistance levels through optimized hip flexion assistance from a soft exosuit

J Kim, BT Quinlivan, LA Deprey, D Arumukhom Revi… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
As we age, humans see natural decreases in muscle force and power which leads to a
slower, less efficient gait. Improving mobility for both healthy individuals and those with …

The ReWalk ReStore™ soft robotic exosuit: a multi-site clinical trial of the safety, reliability, and feasibility of exosuit-augmented post-stroke gait rehabilitation

LN Awad, A Esquenazi, GE Francisco, KJ Nolan… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Atypical walking in the months and years after stroke constrain community
reintegration and reduce mobility, health, and quality of life. The ReWalk ReStore™ is a soft …

Corticospinal-motor neuronal plasticity promotes exercise-mediated recovery in humans with spinal cord injury

HJ Jo, MA Perez - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Rehabilitative exercise in humans with spinal cord injury aims to engage residual neural
networks to improve functional recovery. We hypothesized that exercise combined with non …

Task-agnostic exoskeleton control via biological joint moment estimation

DD Molinaro, KL Scherpereel, EB Schonhaut… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Lower-limb exoskeletons have the potential to transform the way we move,,,,,,,,,,,,–, but
current state-of-the-art controllers cannot accommodate the rich set of possible human …

Effects of a soft robotic exosuit on the quality and speed of overground walking depends on walking ability after stroke

LH Sloot, LM Baker, J Bae, F Porciuncula… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Soft robotic exosuits can provide partial dorsiflexor and plantarflexor support in
parallel with paretic muscles to improve poststroke walking capacity. Previous results …

Mechanics and energetics of post-stroke walking aided by a powered ankle exoskeleton with speed-adaptive myoelectric control

EM McCain, TJM Dick, TN Giest, RW Nuckols… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Ankle exoskeletons offer a promising opportunity to offset mechanical deficits
after stroke by applying the needed torque at the paretic ankle. Because joint torque is …

The effects of varying ankle foot orthosis stiffness on gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy who walk with excessive knee flexion

YL Kerkum, AI Buizer, JC Van Den Noort, JG Becher… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Rigid Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are commonly prescribed to counteract
excessive knee flexion during the stance phase of gait in children with cerebral palsy (CP) …