ArticleAnnals of biomedical engineering2023
Effects of Bilateral Assistance for Hemiparetic Gait Post-Stroke Using a Powered Hip Exoskeleton.
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- Dynamic stability is tied to gait assistance when walking with a hip exoskeleton.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Exoskeleton frontal and sagittal plane hip torque improves propulsion and transient stability during walking in individuals with hemiparesis.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Filament sensing tension: A bionic artificial tendon for self-force-regulated artificial muscle-driven wearable robotics.Science advances · 2026Article
- Portable hip exoskeleton improves walking economy for stroke survivors.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Design and Validation of a Brain-Controlled Hip Exoskeleton for Assisted Gait Rehabilitation Training.Micromachines · 2025Article
- Powered knee exoskeleton improves sit-to-stand transitions in stroke patients using electromyographic control.Communications engineering · 2025Article
- A Lightweight Powered Hip Exoskeleton With Parallel Actuation for Frontal and Sagittal Plane Assistance.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2025Article
- Bilateral hip exoskeleton assistance enables faster walking in individuals with chronic stroke-related gait impairments.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Online Adaptation Framework Enables Personalization of Exoskeleton Assistance During Locomotion in Patients Affected by Stroke.IEEE transactions on robotics : a publication of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society · 2025Article
- Patterns of change in propulsion force and late braking force in patients with stroke walking at comfortable and fast speeds.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Implementation of a unilateral hip flexion exosuit to aid paretic limb advancement during inpatient gait retraining for individuals post-stroke: a feasibility study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Optimizing exoskeleton assistance to improve walking speed and energy economy for older adults.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Gait Adaptation to Asymmetric Hip Stiffness Applied by a Robotic Exoskeleton.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2024Article
- Gait adaptation to asymmetric hip stiffness applied by a robotic exoskeleton.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Discovering individual-specific gait signatures from data-driven models of neuromechanical dynamics.PLoS computational biology · 2023Article
- Inertial sensors for gait monitoring and design of adaptive controllers for exoskeletons after stroke: a feasibility study.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Hemiparetic gait due to stroke is characterized by an asymmetric gait due to weakness in the paretic lower limb. These inter-limb asymmetries increase the biomechanical demand and reduce walking speed, leading to reduced community mobility and quality of life. With recent progress in the field of wearable technologies, powered exoskeletons have shown great promise as a potential solution for improving gait post-stroke. While previous studies have adopted different exoskeleton control methodologies for restoring gait post-stroke, the results are highly variable due to limited understanding of the biomechanical effect of exoskeletons on hemiparetic gait. In this study, we investigated the effect of different hip exoskeleton assistance strategies on gait function and gait biomechanics of individuals post-stroke. We found that, compared to walking without a device, powered assistance from hip exoskeletons improved stroke participants' self-selected overground walking speed by 17.6 ± 2.5% and 11.1 ± 2.7% with a bilateral and unilateral assistance strategy, respectively (p < 0.05). Furthermore, both bilateral and unilateral assistance strategies significantly increased the paretic and non-paretic step length (p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that powered assistance from hip exoskeletons is an effective means to increase walking speed post-stroke and tuning the balance of assistance between non-paretic and paretic limbs (i.e., a bilateral strategy) may be most effective to maximize performance gains.
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