Control strategies used in lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation after brain injury: a systematic review and analysis of clinical effectiveness

• Published in: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 23 - 28
• Main Authors: de Miguel-Fernández, Jesús, Lobo-Prat, Joan, Prinsen, Erik, Font-Llagunes, Josep M., Marchal-Crespo, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 19.02.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adaptive algorithms; Adaptive control; Algorithms; Biomechanics; Brain; Brain Injuries; Brain injury; Brain research; Care and treatment; Cerebral palsy; Control systems; Controllers; Disability; Effectiveness; Exoskeleton; Exoskeleton Device; Exoskeletons; Gait; Gait disorders; Gait recognition; Gait rehabilitation; Head injuries; Heterogeneity; Humans; Injuries; Injury analysis; Intervention; Literature reviews; Lower limb; Neurological Rehabilitation; Neurology; Parameters; Patients; Powered exoskeleton; Questions; Rehabilitation; Review; Robotics; Robots; Self-help devices for the disabled; Standardization; Stroke; Systematic review; Therapeutics, Experimental; Tracking control; Training; Trajectory control; Traumatic brain injury; Treatment Outcome; Walking; Spain; Cerebral palsy; Gait rehabilitation; Powered exoskeleton; Stroke; Lower limb; Literature synthesis; Brain injury

In the past decade, there has been substantial progress in the development of robotic controllers that specify how lower-limb exoskeletons should interact with brain-injured patients. However, it is still an open question which exoskeleton control strategies can more effectively stimulate motor func...