Evaluation of biomechanical gait parameters of patients with Cerebral Palsy at three different levels of gait assistance using the CPWalker

[Background] Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common cause of permanent serious physical disability in childhood. Although many platforms have been developed, so far there are still not precise guidelines for the rehabilitation of the population with CP. The CPWalker is a robotic platform for the reh...

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Autores: Aycardi, Luis Felipe, Cifuentes, Carlos Andrés, Múnera, Marcela, Bayón, Cristina, Ramírez, Óscar, Lerma-Lara, Sergio, Frizera Neto, Anselmo, Rocón, Eduardo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/175131
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/175131
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Cerebral palsy
CPWalker
Gait
Kinematics
Rehabilitation robotics
Descrição
Resumo:[Background] Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common cause of permanent serious physical disability in childhood. Although many platforms have been developed, so far there are still not precise guidelines for the rehabilitation of the population with CP. The CPWalker is a robotic platform for the rehabilitation of children with CP, through which they can start experiencing autonomous locomotion in the rehabilitation environment. It allows the possibility of free movement and includes physical and cognitive interfaces into the therapy. The main objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of the CPWalker-based rehabilitation intervention in children with CP by comparing different gait parameters before, during and after the use of the platform.