Can Lokomat therapy with children and adolescents be improved? An adaptive clinical pilot trial comparing Guidance force, Path control, and FreeD

Can Lokomat therapy with children and adolescents be improved? An adaptive clinical pilot trial comparing Guidance force, Path control, and FreeD

Abstract Background Robot-assisted gait therapy is increasingly being used in pediatric neurorehabilitation to complement conventional physical therapy. The robotic device applied in this study, the Lokomat (Hocoma AG, Switzerland), uses a position control mode (Guidance Force), where exact position...

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Main Authors: Tabea Aurich-Schuler, Fabienne Grob, Hubertus J.A. van Hedel, Rob Labruyère
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Youths
Cerebral Palsy
Neurological gait disorders
Robot-assisted gait therapy
Impedance control
FreeD motion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12984-017-0287-1

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