Wearable Adaptive Resistance Training Improves Ankle Strength, Walking Efficiency and Mobility in Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Clinical Trial

Wearable Adaptive Resistance Training Improves Ankle Strength, Walking Efficiency and Mobility in Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Clinical Trial

Goal: To determine the efficacy of wearable adaptive resistance training for rapidly improving walking ability in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Six children with spastic CP (five males, one female; mean age 14y 11mo; three hemiplegic, three diplegic; Gross Motor Function Classification...

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Main Authors: Benjamin C. Conner, Nushka M. Remec, Elizabeth K. Orum, Emily M. Frank, Zachary F. Lerner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2020-01-01
Series:IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Subjects:
Cerebral palsy
exoskeleton
plantar flexor
neurorehabilitation
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9246668/

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