Reducing robotic guidance during robot-assisted gait training improves gait function: A case report on a stroke survivor

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1202-1206

  Krishnan, Chandramouli ^a,b,c   Kotsapouikis, Despina ^b   Dhaher, Yasin Y ^b,c   Rymer, William Z ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Locomotion; Paresis; Rehabilitation; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUGL MEYER SCORE; FUNCTION TEST; GAIT; GAIT ORTHOSIS; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; ROBOTIC GAIT TRAINING; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; TEMPORAL LOBE; TIMED UP AND GO TEST; TREATMENT DURATION; WALKING SPEED;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; STROKE;

EID: 84878225977     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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