The H2 robotic exoskeleton for gait rehabilitation after stroke: early findings from a clinical study

[Background] Stroke significantly affects thousands of individuals annually, leading to considerable physical impairment and functional disability. Gait is one of the most important activities of daily living affected in stroke survivors. Recent technological developments in powered robotics exoskel...

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Autores: Bortole, Magdo, Venkatakrishnan, Anusha, Zhu, Fangshi, Moreno, Juan Camilo, Francisco, Gerard E., Pons Rovira, José Luis, Contreras-Vidal, José L.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/125556
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/125556
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Exoskeleton
Gait
Rehabilitation
Lower limb
Stroke
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Sumario:[Background] Stroke significantly affects thousands of individuals annually, leading to considerable physical impairment and functional disability. Gait is one of the most important activities of daily living affected in stroke survivors. Recent technological developments in powered robotics exoskeletons can create powerful adjunctive tools for rehabilitation and potentially accelerate functional recovery. Here, we present the development and evaluation of a novel lower limb robotic exoskeleton, namely H2 (Technaid S.L., Spain), for gait rehabilitation in stroke survivors.