[PDF][PDF] Review of hybrid exoskeletons to restore gait following spinal cord injury.

AJ Del-Ama, AD Koutsou, JC Moreno… - Journal of …, 2012 - rehab.research.va.gov
Different approaches are available to compensate gait in persons with spinal cord injury,
including passive orthoses, functional electrical stimulation (FES), and robotic exoskeletons …

Rehabilitation of locomotion after spinal cord injury

HJA van Hedel, V Dietz - Restorative Neurology and …, 2010 - content.iospress.com
Advances in our understanding of the control of locomotion enable us to optimize the
rehabilitation of patients with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Based on various animal models, it is …

A survey of stakeholder perspectives on exoskeleton technology

J Wolff, C Parker, J Borisoff, WB Mortenson… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Exoskeleton technology has potential benefits for wheelchair users' health and
mobility. However, there are practical barriers to their everyday use as a mobility device. To …

Functional priorities in persons with spinal cord injury: using discrete choice experiments to determine preferences

C Lo, Y Tran, K Anderson, A Craig… - Journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Major goals of rehabilitation and health interventions in people with spinal cord injury (SCI)
are to improve functional independence, increase social participation, and enhance quality …

Non-invasive, brain-controlled functional electrical stimulation for locomotion rehabilitation in individuals with paraplegia

A Selfslagh, S Shokur, DSF Campos, ARC Donati… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) impairs the flow of sensory and motor signals between the brain and
the areas of the body located below the lesion level. Here, we describe a neurorehabilitation …

Combining transcranial direct-current stimulation with gait training in patients with neurological disorders: a systematic review

RH de Paz, D Serrano-Muñoz… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is an easy-to-apply, cheap, and
safe technique capable of affecting cortical brain activity. However, its effectiveness has not …

Rehabilitation of acute vs. Chronic patients with spinal cord injury with a neurologically controlled hybrid assistive limb exoskeleton: is there a difference in outcome?

A Zieriacks, M Aach, A Brinkemper, D Koller… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study aimed to assess the outcome of acute and chronic participants with spinal cord
injury (SCI) after 12 weeks of bodyweight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) with a hybrid …

Spinal cord injury and physical activity: preservation of the body

MP Galea - Spinal cord, 2012 - nature.com
Setting: Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes devastating loss of function and can result in serious
secondary complications. Although significant advances are being made to develop cellular …

Inducing positive emotions to reduce chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial of positive psychology exercises

R Müller, W Segerer, E Ronca, A Gemperli… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Positive emotions have been found to be analgesic and can be induced by positive
psychology exercises. This study tested if positive psychology exercises provide beneficial …

Hybrid gait training with an overground robot for people with incomplete spinal cord injury: a pilot study

AJ Del-Ama, Á Gil-Agudo, JL Pons… - Frontiers in human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Locomotor training has proved to provide beneficial effect in terms of mobility in incomplete
paraplegic patients. Neuroprosthetic technology can contribute to increase the efficacy of a …