Trainer variability during step training after spinal cord injury: Implications for robotic gait-training device design

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 147-160

  Galvez, Jose A ^a   Budovitch, Amy ^b   Harkema, Susan J ^c   Reinkensmeyer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation of therapy; Locomotor training; Neuromotor rehabilitation; Physical therapy; Quality of life; Rehabilitation engineering; Rehabilitation robotics; Spinal cord injury; Training consistency; Walking impairment

Indexed keywords

LOCOMOTOR TRAINING; NEUROMOTOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; REHABILITATION ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRAINING CONSISTENCY; WALKING IMPAIRMENT;

DOSIMETRY; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RATING; ROBOTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

ROBOTICS;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BIOSENSOR; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORCE; GAIT DISORDER; HIP EXTENSION; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; KINEMATICS; KNEE FUNCTION; MEDICAL EXPERT; ORTHOSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SKILL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EXERCISE THERAPY; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VIDEO RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952934064     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.04.0067     Document Type: Article

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