Abstract
Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is a promising rehabilitation technique that is increasingly used in the clinic to improve walking ability after a neurological disorder. The effectiveness of RAGT might depend on the customization of the robotic therapy, which in most of the cases is done either manually by the clinical practitioner (MT) or by adaptive controllers developed to automatically adjust the assistance (AT). In this contribution we present a comparison of automatic versus manual tuning of RAGT, where we assessed the differences in the adjustment of the therapy for ten participants with neurological disorders (six stroke, four spinal cord injury). The AT approach reached stable assistance levels quicker than the MT approach. Moreover, the AT ensured a good performance for all subtasks of walking with lower assistance levels than the MT. Future clinical trials need to be performed to show whether these apparent advantages result in better clinical outcomes.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Converging clinical and engineering research on neurorehabilitation IV |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Neurorehabilitation (ICNR2020), October 13-16, 2020 |
| Editors | Diego Torricelli, Metin Akay, Jose L. Pons |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 9-14 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-70316-5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-70315-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Biosystems and Biorobotics |
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| Volume | 28 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2195-3562 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2195-3570 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
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