Lower Limb Voluntary Movement Improvement Following a Robot-Assisted Locomotor Training in Spinal Cord Injury

Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) suffer from severe impairments in voluntary movements. Literature reports a reduction in major kinematic and kinetic parameters of lower limbs’ joints. A body weight support treadmill training with robotic assistance has been widely used to improve lower-ext...

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Main Authors: Mirbagheri Mehdi, Niu Xun, Patel Chirag, Varoqui Deborah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2011-12-01
Series:BIO Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20110100092