Effects of gait support in patients with spinocerebellar degeneration by a wearable robot based on synchronization control

Effects of gait support in patients with spinocerebellar degeneration by a wearable robot based on synchronization control

Abstract Background Spinocerebellar degeneration (SCD) mainly manifests a cerebellar ataxic gait, leading to marked postural sway and the risk of falling down. Gait support using a wearable robot is expected to be an effective solution to maintaining the status quo and/or delaying symptom progressio...

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Main Authors: Atsushi Tsukahara, Kunihiro Yoshida, Akira Matsushima, Kumiko Ajima, Chika Kuroda, Noriaki Mizukami, Minoru Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Spinocerebellar degeneration
Gait support
Synchronization control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-018-0425-4

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