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Reducing Circumduction and Hip Hiking During Hemiparetic Walking Through Targeted Assistance of the Paretic Limb Using a Soft Robotic Exosuit.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects on common poststroke gait compensations of a soft wearable robot (exosuit) designed to assist the paretic limb during hemiparetic walking. DESIGN:A single-session study of eight individuals in the chronic phase of stroke recovery was conducted. Two testing conditions were compared: walking with the exosuit powered versus walking with the exosuit unpowered. Each condition was 8 minutes in duration. RESULTS:Compared with walking with the exosuit unpowered, walking with the exosuit powered resulted in reductions in hip hiking (27 [6%], P = 0.004) and circumduction (20 [5%], P = 0.004). A relationship between changes in knee flexion and changes in hip hiking was observed (Pearson r = -0.913, P < 0.001). Similarly, multivariate regression revealed that changes in knee flexion (? = -0.912, P = 0.007), but not ankle dorsiflexion (? = -0.194, P = 0.341), independently predicted changes in hip hiking (R = 0.87, F(2, 4) = 13.48, P = 0.017). CONCLUSIONS:Exosuit assistance of the paretic limb during walking produces immediate changes in the kinematic strategy used to advance the paretic limb. Future work is necessary to determine how exosuit-induced reductions in paretic hip hiking and circumduction during gait training could be leveraged to facilitate more normal walking behavior during unassisted walking.

SUBMITTER: Awad LN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7479995 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Reducing Circumduction and Hip Hiking During Hemiparetic Walking Through Targeted Assistance of the Paretic Limb Using a Soft Robotic Exosuit.

Awad Louis N LN Bae Jaehyun J Kudzia Pawel P Long Andrew A Hendron Kathryn K Holt Kenneth G KG OʼDonnell Kathleen K Ellis Terry D TD Walsh Conor J CJ

American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 20171001 10 Suppl 1

<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects on common poststroke gait compensations of a soft wearable robot (exosuit) designed to assist the paretic limb during hemiparetic walking.<h4>Design</h4>A single-session study of eight individuals in the chronic phase of stroke recovery was conducted. Two testing conditions were compared: walking with the exosuit powered versus walking with the exosuit unpowered. Each condition was 8 minutes in duration.<h4>Results</h4>Compared w ...[more]

PMID: 28777105

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Project description:BackgroundStroke is a leading cause of serious gait impairments and restoring walking ability is a major goal of physical therapy interventions. Soft robotic exosuits are portable, lightweight, and unobtrusive assistive devices designed to improve the mobility of post-stroke individuals through facilitation of more natural paretic limb function during walking training. However, it is unknown whether long-term gait training using soft robotic exosuits will clinically impact gait function and quality of movement post-stroke.ObjectiveThe objective of this pilot study was to examine the therapeutic effects of soft robotic exosuit-augmented gait training on clinical and biomechanical gait outcomes in chronic post-stroke individuals.MethodsFive post-stroke individuals received high intensity gait training augmented with a soft robotic exosuit, delivered in 18 sessions over 6-8 weeks. Performance based clinical outcomes and biomechanical gait quality parameters were measured at baseline, midpoint, and completion.ResultsClinically meaningful improvements were observed in walking speed ([Formula: see text] < 0.05) and endurance ([Formula: see text] < 0.01) together with other traditional gait related outcomes. The gait quality measures including hip ([Formula: see text] < 0.01) and knee ([Formula: see text] < 0.05) flexion/extension exhibited an increase in range of motion in a symmetric manner ([Formula: see text] < 0.05). We also observed an increase in bilateral ankle angular velocities ([Formula: see text] < 0.05), suggesting biomechanical improvements in walking function.ConclusionsThe results in this study offer preliminary evidence that a soft robotic exosuit can be a useful tool to augment high intensity gait training in a clinical setting. This study justifies more expanded research on soft exosuit technology with a larger post-stroke population for more reliable generalization. Trial registration This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT04251091).

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Reducing Circumduction and Hip Hiking During Hemiparetic Walking Through Targeted Assistance of the Paretic Limb Using a Soft Robotic Exosuit.

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Reducing Circumduction and Hip Hiking During Hemiparetic Walking Through Targeted Assistance of the Paretic Limb Using a Soft Robotic Exosuit.

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