ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2018
Neuromechanical adaptations during a robotic powered exoskeleton assisted walking session.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Gait analysis methods in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Overground robotic training effects on walking and secondary health conditions in individuals with spinal cord injury: systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of robot assisted gait training on temporal-spatial characteristics of people with spinal cord injuries: A systematic review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- A case study of percutaneous epidural stimulation to enable motor control in two men after spinal cord injury.Nature communications · 2023Trial
- Loss of lower extremity bone mineral density 1 year after denosumab is discontinued in persons with subacute spinal cord injury.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023Trial
- Biomechanical differences between able-bodied and spinal cord injured individuals walking in an overground robotic exoskeleton.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Robotic Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury: Neurophysiological Basis and Severity-Based Clinical Framework.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Effects of robotic assistance on muscle activation and fatigue during overground walking in non-disabled individuals: an exploratory study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Cortical Brain Activation During Robot-Assisted Gait in Humans With Acute and Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study.The European journal of neuroscience · 2026Article
- Design and Demonstration of a Hybrid FES-BCI-Based Robotic Neurorehabilitation System for Lower Limbs.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of EMG patterns in children during assisted walking in the exoskeleton.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Benchmarking the Effects on Human-Exoskeleton Interaction of Trajectory, Admittance and EMG-Triggered Exoskeleton Movement Control.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- The Effects of Lower Limb Orthoses on Health Aspects of the Spinal Cord Injury Patients: A Systematic Review Using International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) as a Reference Framework.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022Review
- Exoskeleton Training and Trans-Spinal Stimulation for Physical Activity Enhancement After Spinal Cord Injury (EXTra-SCI): An Exploratory Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- Closed-Loop Torque and Kinematic Control of a Hybrid Lower-Limb Exoskeleton for Treadmill Walking.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2021Article
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- Dynamic Margins of Stability During Robot-Assisted Walking in Able-Bodied Individuals: A Preliminary Study.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2020Article
- The future of SCI rehabilitation: Understanding the impact of exoskeletons on gait mechanics.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate gait parameters and neuromuscular profiles of exoskeleton-assisted walking under Max Assist condition during a single-session for; (i) able bodied (AB) individuals walking assisted with (EXO) and without (non-EXO) a powered exoskeleton, (ii) non-ambulatory SCI individuals walking assisted with a powered exoskeleton.
designSingle-session.
settingMotion analysis laboratory.
participantsFour AB individuals and four individuals with SCI.
interventionsPowered lower extremity exoskeleton. OUTCOME MEASURES: Temporal-spatial parameters, kinematics, walking velocity and electromyography data.
resultsAB individuals in exoskeleton showed greater stance time and a significant reduction in walking velocity (P < 0.05) compared to non-EXO walking. Interestingly, when the AB individuals voluntarily assisted the exoskeleton movements, they walked with an increased velocity and lowered stance time to resemble that of slow walking. For SCI individuals, mean percent stance time was higher and walking velocity was lower compared to all AB walking conditions (P < 0.05). There was muscle activation in several lower limb muscles for SCI group. For AB individuals, there were similarities among EXO and non-EXO walking conditions however there were differences in several lower limb EMGs for phasing of muscle activation.
conclusionThe data suggests that our AB individuals experienced reduction in walking velocity and muscle activation amplitudes while walking in the exoskeleton and moreover with voluntary control there is a greater temporal-spatial response of the lower limbs. Also, there are neuromuscular phasic adaptions for both AB and SCI groups while walking in the exoskeleton that are inconsistent to non-EXO gait muscle activation.
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