Open AccessCardiometabolic Challenges Provided by Variable Assisted Exoskeletal Versus Overground Walking in Chronic Motor-incomplete Paraplegia: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Jochen Kressler,
Antoinette Domingo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of neurologic physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1557-0584
pISSN - 1557-0576
DOI - 10.1097/npt.0000000000000262
Subject(s) - cardiorespiratory fitness , paraplegia , physical medicine and rehabilitation , spinal cord injury , heart rate , preferred walking speed , medicine , physical therapy , energy expenditure , psychology , spinal cord , blood pressure , psychiatry
People with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience secondary complications including low levels of cardiometabolic activity and associated health risks. It is unknown whether overground bionic ambulation (OBA) enhances cardiometabolic challenge during walking in those with motor-incomplete SCI, thereby providing additional therapeutic benefits.