Open AccessTime and Effort Required by Persons with Spinal Cord Injury to Learn to Use a Powered Exoskeleton for Assisted Walking
Author(s) -
Allan J. Kozlowski,
Thomas N. Bryce,
Marcel Dijkers
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1945-5763
pISSN - 1082-0744
DOI - 10.1310/sci2102-110
Subject(s) - tetraplegia , medicine , exoskeleton , physical medicine and rehabilitation , spinal cord injury , powered exoskeleton , physical therapy , exertion , spinal cord , psychiatry
Powered exoskeletons have been demonstrated as being safe for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), but little is known about how users learn to manage these devices.
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