The effects of Robotic-Assisted Locomotor training on spasticity and volitional control

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Mirbagheri, M M ^a,b   Ness, L L ^b   Patel, C ^b   Quiney, K ^b   Rymer, W Z ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

ankle; kinematics; locomotion; reflex; robotic; spasticity; spinal cord injury; stiffness; voluntary movement

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; REFLEX; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

DOSIMETRY; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROBOTS; STIFFNESS;

ROBOTICS;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; ROBOTICS; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ANKLE JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; REFLEX; ROBOTICS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 80055034142     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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