ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2019
Walking ability following hybrid assistive limb treatment for a patient with chronic myelopathy after surgery for cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.
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- Hybrid assistive limb (HAL) treatment for patients with severe thoracic myelopathy due to ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in the postoperative acute/subacute phase: A clinical trial.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Trial
- Hybrid Assistive Limb in orthopaedic rehabilitation: cybernic treatment developed in Japan for neuromotor functional restoration.International orthopaedics · 2026Review
- Analyzing gait data measured by wearable cyborg hybrid assistive limb during assisted walking: gait pattern clustering.Frontiers in medical technology · 2024Article
- Postoperative Acute-Phase Gait Training Using Hybrid Assistive Limb Improves Gait Ataxia in a Patient with Intradural Spinal Cord Compression Due to Spinal Tumors.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Ankle dorsiflexion training with a newly developed Hybrid Assistive Limb for a patient with foot drop caused by common peroneal nerve palsy: a case report.Journal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- Immediate effects of hybrid assistive limb gait training on lower limb function in a chronic myelopathy patient with postoperative late neurological deterioration.BMC research notes · 2022Article
- Analysis of Gait Motion Changes by Intervention Using Robot Suit Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) in Myelopathy Patients After Decompression Surgery for Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Article
- Muscular Activity Modulation During Post-operative Walking With Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) in a Patient With Thoracic Myelopathy Due to Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Case Report.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Improvement and sustainability of walking ability with hybrid assistive limb training in a patient with cerebral palsy after puberty: a case report.Journal of physical therapy science · 2019Article
- Effects of a cyborg-type robot suit HAL on cardiopulmonary burden during exercise in normal subjects.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- Feasibility of Neurorehabilitation Using a Hybrid Assistive Limb for Patients Who Underwent Spine Surgery.Applied bionics and biomechanics · 2018Article
- Voluntary Ambulation by Upper Limb-Triggered HAL® in Patients with Complete Quadri/Paraplegia Due to Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2017Article
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Abstract
contextThe hybrid assistive limb (HAL) (the wearable robot) can assist kinesis during voluntary control of hip and knee joint motion by detecting the wearer's bioelectric signals on the surface of their skin. The purpose of this study was to report on walking ability following the wearable robot treatment in a patient with chronic myelopathy after surgery for cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL).
findingsThe patient was a 66-year-old woman with cervical OPLL who was able to ambulate independently with the aid of bilateral crutches. The wearable robot treatment was received once every 2 weeks for ten sessions beginning approximately 14 years after surgery. Improvements were observed in gait speed (BL 22.5; post 46.7 m/min), step length (BL 0.36; post 0.57 m), and cadence (BL 61.9; post 81.6 m/min) based on a 10-m walk test and a 2-minute walk test (BL 63.4; post 103.7 m) assessing total walking distance. The improvements in walking ability were maintained after the wearable robot treatment for 6 months.
conclusionWe report the functional recovery in the walking ability of a patient with chronic cervical myelopathy following the wearable robot treatment, suggesting that as a rehabilitation tool, the wearable robot has the potential to effectively improve functional ambulation in chronic cervical myelopathy patients whose walking ability has plateaued, even many years after surgery.
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