The WalkTrainer - A new generation of walking reeducation device combining orthoses and muscle stimulation

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 38-45

  Stauffer, Y ^a   Allemand, Y ^a   Bouri, M ^a   Fournier, J ^a   Clavel, R ^a   Metrailler, P ^b   Brodard, R ^b   Reynard, F ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b Fondation Suisse Pour Les Cyberthèses   (Switzerland)

^c SUVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Muscle stimulation; Orthoses; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ORTHOTICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED LOOPS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; MOTORIZED WHEELS; MUSCLE STIMULATION; ORTHOSES; PELVIC ORTHOSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES (SCI);

MUSCLE;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

EID: 60249094858     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2008.2008288     Document Type: Conference Paper

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