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Effectiveness of Robotic Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Training in Spinocerebellar Ataxia: A Case Report
- Source :
- Sensors, Vol 21, Iss 4874, p 4874 (2021), Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that presents as ataxia. Due to the decline in balance, patients with SCA often experience restricted mobility and a decreased quality of life. Thus, many studies have emphasized the importance of physiotherapies, including gait training, in SCA patients. However, few studies have examined the effectiveness of robotic gait training in SCA. Here, we report the therapeutic outcomes of exoskeleton-assisted gait training in a patient with SCA. A 23-year-old woman with SCA participated in a gait training program using a powered lower-limb robotic exoskeleton, ANGELLEGS. The 8-week training program consisted of standing training, weight-shifting exercises, and gait training. Several measures of general function, balance, gait, and cardiopulmonary function were applied before, after, and 4 weeks after the program. After the program, overall improvements were found on scales measuring balance and gait function, and these improvements remained at 4 weeks after the program. Cardiopulmonary function was also improved 4 weeks after the program. Robotic exoskeleton gait training can be a beneficial option for training balance, gait, and cardiopulmonary function in SCA.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Ataxia
education
0206 medical engineering
Powered exoskeleton
Case Report
TP1-1185
02 engineering and technology
Biochemistry
Analytical Chemistry
03 medical and health sciences
spinocerebellar ataxia
0302 clinical medicine
Gait (human)
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Quality of life
Gait training
gait training
medicine
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation
Balance (ability)
business.industry
Chemical technology
exoskeleton
medicine.disease
020601 biomedical engineering
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Exoskeleton
Spinocerebellar ataxia
medicine.symptom
business
human activities
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14248220
- Volume :
- 21
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sensors
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8781af5f7e7d3eaf3caa38cfea13c641