Effect of robotic gait training on cardiorespiratory system in incomplete spinal cord injury

• Published in: Journal of rehabilitation research and development Vol. 50; no. 10; pp. 1411 - 1422
• Main Authors: Hoekstra, Femke, van Nunen, Michiel P M, Gerrits, Karin H L, Stolwijk-Swüste, Janneke M, Crins, Martine H P, Janssen, Thomas W J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Department of Veterans Affairs 01.01.2013; Superintendent of Documents
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Analysis; Cardiovascular System - physiopathology; Care and treatment; Complications and side effects; Development and progression; Exercise; Exercise Therapy - standards; Female; Gait; Health aspects; Heart beat; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Older people; Physical fitness; Prognosis; Respiratory System - physiopathology; Robotics; Spinal cord injuries; Spinal Cord Injuries - physiopathology; Spinal Cord Injuries - rehabilitation; Studies; Walking; Netherlands; exercise intensity; spinal cord injury; heart rate; aerobic training; cardiorespiratory fitness; locomotor training; oxygen consumption; robotic walking; exercise; robot-assisted gait training; rehabilitation therapy

The objectives in this study were to investigate the effect of robot-assisted gait training on cardiorespiratory fitness in subjects with motor incomplete spinal cord injury and document the exercise intensity of robotic walking in comparison with the recommended guidelines. Ten patients followed a...