ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2021
Ankle resistance with a unilateral soft exosuit increases plantarflexor effort during pushoff in unimpaired individuals.
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- Efficacy of bilateral soft exoskeleton training for people with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- Assistance force-line of exosuit affects ankle multidimensional motion: a theoretical and experimental study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effects of a soft robotic exosuit on the quality and speed of overground walking depends on walking ability after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Ankle-targeted exosuit resistance increases paretic propulsion in people post-stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnkle-targeting resistance training for improving plantarflexion function during walking increases rehabilitation intensity, an important factor for motor recovery after stroke. However, understanding of the effects of resisting plantarflexion during stance on joint kinetics and muscle activity-key outcomes in evaluating its potential value in rehabilitation-remains limited. This initial study uses a unilateral exosuit that resists plantarflexion during mid-late stance in unimpaired individuals to test the hypotheses that when plantarflexion is resisted, individuals would (1) increase plantarflexor ankle torque and muscle activity locally at the resisted ipsilateral ankle, but (2) at higher forces, exhibit a generalized response that also uses the unresisted joints and limb. Further, we expected (3) short-term retention into gait immediately after removal of resistance.
methodsTen healthy young adults walked at 1.25 m s
results(1) Across all bouts, participants increased peak ipsilateral biological ankle torque by 0.13-0.25 N m kg
conclusionsTargeted resistance of ankle plantarflexion during stance by an exosuit consistently increased local ipsilateral plantarflexor effort during active resistance, but force magnitude will be an important parameter to tune for minimizing the involvement of the unresisted joints and limb during training.
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