Pelvic motion measurement during over ground walking, analysis and implementation on the WalkTrainer reeducation device

Stauffer, Yves; Allemand, Yves; Bouri, Mohamed; Fournier, Jacques; Clavel, Reymond; Métrailler, Patrick; Brodard, Roland; Reynard, Fabienne

doi:10.1109/iros.2008.4650579

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“…In particular, applying the BCI (brain computer interface technology), neuro-rehabilitation techniques and wearable robot technologies, and neuro-rehabilitation robotics have recently been actively studied [5]. Recent gait rehabilitation robots, such as the Lokomat , the Lopes, the PamPogo, the ALEX, and the GaitTrainer have been studied and used in locomotion training for SCI or CNS (central nervous system) patients [6] [7][13]- [15]. These therapies are based on the neuroplasticity on a spinal and supraspinal level, and achieved by physiological multisensory input to reshape the locomotor pattern of the spinal circuitry.…”

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Rehabilitation Robot in Primary Walking Pattern Training for SCI Patient

Sakaki

Shimokawa

Ushimi

et al. 2014

Biosystems &Amp; Biorobotics

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Abstract. Recently, attention has been focused on incomplete-type spinal cord injury to the central spine caused by pressure on parts of the white matter conducting pathway such as the pyramidal tract. In this paper, we focus on a training robot designed to assist with primary walking pattern training. The target patient of this training robot is one who is relearning the basic functions of the usual walking pattern, especially for patients with the incomplete type SCI to the central spine, who are capable of standing by themselves but are not capable of performing walking motions. From the perspective of human engineering, we monitored the operator's actions to the robot and investigated the movement of joints of the lower extremities, the circumference of the lower extremities and the exercise intensity with the machine. The concept of the device is to provide mild training without any sudden changes in heart rate or blood pressure, which will be particularly useful for the elderly and disabled.

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Rehabilitation Robot in Primary Walking Pattern Training for SCI Patient

Sakaki

Shimokawa

Ushimi

et al. 2014

Biosystems &Amp; Biorobotics

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“…These include KineAssist [6], PAM (Pelvic Assist Manipulator) [7], Walk Trainer [8], and several parallel structured arm designs [9], [10]. While each of these devices have their merits, these are mainly active devices, which are costly due to the hardware setup and control instrumentations.…”

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Experimental studies on the human gait using a tethered pelvic assist device (T-PAD)

Vashista

Mustafa

Agrawal

2011

2011 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

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This paper presents the prototype of a novel tethered pelvic assist device (T-PAD). This is a purely passive device, consisting of a set of elastic tethers with one end attached to a hip brace worn by a subject walking on a treadmill, and the other end attached to a fixed frame surrounding the subject. T-PAD offers the flexibility of varying the assistance required on the pelvis by changing the configuration of the tether attachment locations, number of tethers and tether elasticity. Experimental studies were conducted using a full and a partial pelvic constraint configuration of T-PAD, with varying tether elasticity. The studies were aimed at observing the effect of T-PAD on the human gait. Results show that T-PAD reduced the range-of-motion for the pelvic angles with increase of tether elasticity. However, it had mixed effects on the range-of-motion of the hip angles, but negligible effect on the knee and ankle joint angles. Overall, T-PAD shows potential as a low-cost pelvic support device with pelvic motion control capabilities, and can work in tandem with existing gait trainers.

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“…In particular, BCI (brain computer interface technology), neuro-rehabilitation techniques, wearable robot technologies, and neuro-rehabilitation robotics have been actively studied [5]. Recent gait rehabilitation robots, such as the Lokomat, the Lopes, the PamPogo, the ALEX, and the GaitTrainer have been studied and used in locomotion training for SCI or CNS (central nervous system) patients [6], [7], [13]- [15]. These therapies are based on neuroplasticity at the spinal and supraspinal level, and achieved by physiological multisensory input to reshape the locomotor pattern of the spinal circuitry.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rehabilitation Robot in Primary Walking Pattern Training for SCI Patient at Home

Sakaki

Shimokawa

Ushimi

et al. 2016

Biosystems &Amp; Biorobotics

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Abstract-Recently attention has been focused on incompletespinal cord injuries (SCI) to the central spine caused by pressure on parts of the white matter conduction pathway, such as the pyramidal tract. In this paper, we focus on a training robot designed to assist with primary walking-pattern training. The target patient for this training robot is relearning the basic functions of the usual walking pattern; it is meant especially for those with incomplete-type SCI to the central spine, who are capable of standing by themselves but not of performing walking motions. From the perspective of human engineering, we monitored the operator's actions to the robot and investigated the movement of joints of the lower extremities, the circumference of the lower extremities, and exercise intensity with the machine. The concept of the device was to provide mild training without any sudden changes in heart rate or blood pressure, which will be particularly useful for the elderly and disabled. The mechanism of the robot is modified to be simple and lightweight with the expectation that it will be used at home.

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Pelvic motion measurement during over ground walking, analysis and implementation on the WalkTrainer reeducation device

Cited by 22 publications

References 13 publications

Rehabilitation Robot in Primary Walking Pattern Training for SCI Patient

Rehabilitation Robot in Primary Walking Pattern Training for SCI Patient

Experimental studies on the human gait using a tethered pelvic assist device (T-PAD)

Rehabilitation Robot in Primary Walking Pattern Training for SCI Patient at Home

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