Advanced technology for gait rehabilitation: An overview

Most gait training systems are designed for acute and subacute neurological inpatients. Many systems are used for relearning gait movements (nonfunctional training) or gait cycle training (functional gait training). Each system presents its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of functional out...

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Published inAdvances in mechanical engineering Vol. 10; no. 7
Main Authors Mikolajczyk, Tadeusz, Ciobanu, Ileana, Badea, Doina Ioana, Iliescu, Alina, Pizzamiglio, Sara, Schauer, Thomas, Seel, Thomas, Seiciu, Petre Lucian, Turner, Duncan L, Berteanu, Mihai
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2018
Sage Publications Ltd
SAGE Publishing
Subjects
Activities of daily living
Authorship
Brain research
Costs
Disability
Empowerment
Exercise
Gait
Multitasking
Physical fitness
Population
Psychological factors
Psychologists
Rehabilitation
Stroke
Therapists
Training
Traumatic brain injury
United States > US
Europe
rehabilitation technology
robotics
rehabilitation medicine
Ambulation
gait rehabilitation
mechatronics
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Summary:Most gait training systems are designed for acute and subacute neurological inpatients. Many systems are used for relearning gait movements (nonfunctional training) or gait cycle training (functional gait training). Each system presents its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of functional outcomes. However, training gait cycle movements is not sufficient for the rehabilitation of ambulation. There is a need for new solutions to overcome the limitations of existing systems in order to ensure individually tailored training conditions for each of the potential users, no matter the complexity of his or her condition. There is also a need for a new, integrative approach in gait rehabilitation, one that encompasses and addresses all aspects of physical as well as psychological aspects of ambulation in real-life multitasking situations. In this respect, a multidisciplinary multinational team performed an overview of the current technology for gait rehabilitation and reviewed the principles of ambulation training.
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ISSN:1687-8132
1687-8140
DOI:10.1177/1687814018783627