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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Spinal cord injuries (SCI) present significant challenges in patient rehabilitation.
  • Exoskeleton technology offers potential for restoring mobility and improving health outcomes in SCI patients.
  • Distinguishing between actively and passively controlled exoskeletons is crucial for understanding their efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of actively controlled versus passively controlled exoskeletons in SCI rehabilitation.
  • To evaluate the impact of different exoskeleton models on functional mobility and secondary health outcomes.
  • To identify which exoskeleton technologies yield the most significant improvements for SCI patients.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review of literature published between January 2011 and June 2023.
  • Searches conducted across major databases: PubMed Central, PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase.
  • Exoskeletons classified as active (e.g., HAL) or passive (e.g., ReWalk, Ekso) based on bioelectrical signal detection.

Main Results:

  • Out of 555 initial articles, 27 were included, involving 591 patients and 10 exoskeleton models.
  • The actively controlled exoskeleton HAL demonstrated improvements in both mobility and all secondary health outcomes.
  • Other exoskeletons like HANK and Ekso showed mobility improvements, while ReWalk improved secondary outcomes; Ekso improved QoL.

Conclusions:

  • The actively controlled exoskeleton HAL emerged as superior, improving all assessed outcomes.
  • HAL rehabilitation may induce neuroplasticity, enabling weakened bioelectrical signals to overcome the SCI.
  • This suggests a significant potential for HAL in achieving genuine functional improvements in SCI patients.