TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Utilization of Robo-K for improving walking and balance in patients affected by neurological injuries: a preliminary study
JO  - Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
A1  - Denis, Katell
A1  - Bidet, Florian
A1  - Egault, Jerome
A1  - Gautier, Arnaud
A1  - Coignard, Pauline
A1  - Rinfray, Katel
A1  - Peuziat, Marie-Lise
A1  - Departe, Jean-Paul
A1  - Le-Guiet, Jean-Luc
A1  - Morisset, Nolwenn
A1  - Pichot, Nathalie
A1  - Bonan, Isabelle
SP  - e88
EP  - e88
VL  - 59S
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Robotic systems allow to initiate and facilitate the implementation of a movement executed by the patient. The objective was to test the interest of an innovative gait robot. MATERIALS/PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighteen patients 53.6 (±11.1) years aged, with a functional ambulation category (FAC) 0 to 5, followed 3 sessions of 45min/week with the mobile robot with body weight support during 4 weeks while maintaining conventional physiotherapy sessions. This evolutionary robot provides, in stationary mode balance training safely through suspension, and in mobile mode gait training according to various trajectories. FAC, 6min walk test (6min), 10 meters walking test (10m), Berg balance scale, time up and go (TUG) were evaluated. <br><br>RESULTS: Various exercises could have been proposed regardless of the patients' walking stage. FAC was increased from 1.0 (±1.0), 10m time from 28.0s (±23.1), 6min distance from 80.6m TUG was improved from 19.6s (±10.7) and Berg score from 9.6points (±9.0). <br><br>DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Balance and gait rehabilitation were facilitated by the reassuring device. An improvement of all the tests was observed. These results are encouraging and a randomized study is necessary to evaluate the benefit of Robo-K in comparison to a control group.<br><br>Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0657
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2016.07.200
ID  - ref1
ER  -