Feasibility of Rehabilitation Training With a Newly Developed, Portable, Gait Assistive Robot for Balance Function in Hemiplegic Patientsopen access
- Authors
- Sung, Junhyun; Choi, Sehoon; Kim, Hyunbae; Lee, Gyuhan; Han, Changsoo; Ji, Younghoon; Shin, Dongbin; Hwang, Seunghoon; Yun, Deokwon; Jang, Hyeyoun; Kim, Mi Jung
- Issue Date
- Apr-2017
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD REHABILITATION MEDICINE
- Keywords
- Robotics; Stroke; Hemiplegia; Gait; Rehabilitation
- Citation
- ANNALS OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE-ARM, v.41, no.2, pp.178 - 187
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- ANNALS OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE-ARM
- Volume
- 41
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 178
- End Page
- 187
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/152661
- DOI
- 10.5535/arm.2017.41.2.178
- ISSN
- 2234-0645
- Abstract
- Objective
To investigate the clinical feasibility of a newly developed, portable, gait assistive robot (WA-H, ‘walking assist for hemiplegia’) for improving the balance function of patients with stroke-induced hemiplegia.
Methods
Thirteen patients underwent 12 weeks of gait training on the treadmill while wearing WA-H for 30 minutes per day, 4 days a week. Patients' balance function was evaluated by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment Scale (FMAS), Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT), and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) before and after 6 and 12 weeks of training.
Results
There were no serious complications or clinical difficulties during gait training with WA-H. In three categories of BBS, TUGT, and the balance scale of SPPB, there was a statistically significant improvement at the 6th week and 12th week of gait training with WA-H. In the subscale of balance function of FMAS, there was statistically significant improvement only at the 12th week.
Conclusion
Gait training using WA-H demonstrated a beneficial effect on balance function in patients with hemiplegia without a safety issue.
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