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Different Effects of Robot-Assisted Gait and Independent Over-Ground Gait on Foot Plantar Pressure in Incomplete
Young-Hyeon Bae1, Won Hyuk Chang2, Shirley S M Fong3
1Korea National Rehabilitation Center, Department of Healthcare and Public Health, Rehabilitation Research Institute, Seoul 01022, Korea.
Background:
There is insufficient evidence to establish the optimal treatment protocol for robot-assisted gait training.
Objective:
This study aimed to analyze the effects of robot-assisted gait and independent over-ground gait on foot pressure and to determine an effective training protocol for improvement of gait pattern in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury due to industrial accidents.
Methods:
Four patients with incomplete spinal cord injury due to an industrial accident who had gait disturbance underwent measurement of peak foot pressure and stance phase duration using a foot pressure analysis system with robot-assisted gait and independent over-ground gait.
Results:
The robot-assisted gait condition has lower peak foot pressure and shorter stance phase duration than the independent over-ground gait.
Conclusions:
In this study, robot-assisted gait was found to limit gait pattern improvement in patients with gait disturbance caused by incomplete spinal cord injury due to industrial accidents. Therefore, future research will be conducted to determine the optimal protocol for robot-assisted gait training for gait pattern improvement.
