| Electromechanical Gait Trainer for Gait Rehabilitation for Patients with Stroke. |
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Park, Si Woon , Choi, You Nam , Wee, Hyang Mi , Jang, Soon Ja , Kim, Han Il , Kim, Young Ho |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital, Korea. swpark1@nrc.go.kr
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea.
3Research Institute of Medical Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea.
4Research Institute for Medical Instrumentation and Rehabilitation Engineering, Yonsei University, Korea.
5Technology Innovation Center for Medical Instruments, Yonsei University, Korea. |
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박시운, 최유남, 위향미, 장순자, 김한일1, 김영호1 |
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국립재활병원 재활의학과, 1연세대학교 의공학과, 의료공학연구원, 의용계측 및 재활공학 연구센터, 첨단의료기기 기술혁신센터 |
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| Abstract |
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We developed an electromechanical gait trainer for rehabilitation of the persons with disabilities, which was designed to simulate normal gait with partial body weight support. The purpose of this study was to apply it to stroke patients and to evaluate its usability. Four nonambulatory stroke patients had 20 sessions of gait training with newly developed gait trainer for 5 to 6 weeks. Knee and ankle joint angles were measured by electrogoniometer during training. Main outcome was assessed by functional ambu-lation category (level 0∼5). Knee and ankle joint angles during exercise in the gait trainer showed repetitive pattern of gait-like movement similar to normal gait, though it was variable among the subjects. Functional ambulation category levels after training were 2 in 3 patients and 1 in 1 patient. The electromechanical gait trainer was a useful device for gait retraining in stroke patients with severe neurologic impairments. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2004; 28: 182-187) |
| Key Words:
Gait trainer, Rehabilitation, Stroke |
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