[Walking assist robot and its clinical application].
The walking assist robot was developed to improve gait disturbance in patients with severe disabilities. The robot had a trunk supporter, power generator and operating arms which held patient's lower extremities and simulated walking, a control unit, biofeedback system, and a treadmill. We applied the robot-aided gait training to three patients with severe gait disturbance induced by stroke, axonal Guillan-Barré syndrome or spinal cord injury, and the walking assist robot turned out to be effective in improving the gait disturbance.
Kakou
Hiroaki
H
Department of Rehabilitation, University Hospital of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
Shitama
Hideo
H
Kimura
Yoshiko
Y
Nakamoto
Yoko
Y
Furuta
Nami
N
Honda
Kanae
K
Wada
Futoshi
F
Hachisuka
Kenji
K
D000328:Adult; D004867:Equipment Design; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016138:Walking