Mobility Outcomes Following Five Training Sessions with a Powered Exoskeleton
Author(s) -
Clare Hartigan,
Casey Kandilakis,
Skyler A. Dalley,
M. Hermanns Clausen,
Edgar S. Wilson,
Scott Morrison,
Steven Etheridge,
Ryan J. Farris
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/sci2102-93
Subject(s) - tetraplegia , medicine , spinal cord injury , paraplegia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , exoskeleton , physical therapy , powered exoskeleton , gait , gait training , walk in , rehabilitation , spinal cord , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
Loss of legged mobility due to spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with multiple physiological and psychological impacts. Powered exoskeletons offer the possibility of regained mobility and reversal or prevention of the secondary effects associated with immobility.
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