title: Functional evaluation of robot end-point assisted gait re-education in chronic stroke survivors.
abstract: Gait re-education is a primary rehabilitation goal after stroke. In this study, we used instrumented gait analysis for evaluating the outcomes of gait training assisted by an endpoint robot in a population of six chronic stroke survivors. The preliminary results, based on spatial-temporal and kinematic analysis, suggest that (a) self-placed walking speed increases, with an improvement of both length and duration of the stride, (b) balance increases during standing and walking, (c) the non-affected side becomes less involved in attempting to correct for the deficiencies of the affected side, thus reducing the importance of compensatory strategies.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lentino
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vernetti
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Checchia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Giannoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Morasso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casadio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*