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Titre : | Balance Control and Energetics of Powered Exoskeleton-Assisted Sit-to-Stand Movement in Individuals With Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injury (2018) |
Auteurs : | Hui-Fen Mao ; Hsing-Po Huang ; Tung-Wu Lu |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Vol. 99, n° 10, 2018) |
Article en page(s) : | p. 1982-1990 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Rééducation et réadaptation ; Traumatismes de la moelle épinière |
Mots-clés: | Exoskeleton device ; Dispositif d'exosquelette ; Postural balance ; Équilibre postural ; Spinal Cord Injuries |
Résumé : |
Objective To quantify the effects of initial hip angle and angular hip velocity settings of a lower-limb wearable robotic exoskeleton (WRE) on the balance control and mechanical energy requirements in patients with paraplegic spinal cord injuries (SCIs) during WRE-assisted sit-to-stand (STS). Design Observational, cross-sectional study. Setting A university hospital gait laboratory with an 8-camera motion analysis system, 3 forceplates, a pair of instrumented crutches, and a WRE. Participants Patients (N=12) with paraplegic SCI. Interventions Not applicable. Main Outcome Measures The inclination angle (IA) of the bodys center of mass (COM) relative to the center of pressure (COP), and the rate of change of IA (RCIA) for balance control, and the mechanical energy and forward COM momentum before and after seat-off for energetics during WRE-assisted STS were compared between conditions with 2 initial hip angles (105° and 115°) and 3 initial hip angular velocities (800, 1000, 1200 rpm). Results No interactions between the main factors (ie, initial hip angle vs angular velocity) were found for any of the calculated variables. Greater initial hip angle helped the patients with SCI move the body forward with increased COM momentum but reduced RCIA (P<.05 with increasing initial angular hip velocity the ia and rcia after seat-off increased linearly while total mechanical energy reduced> Conclusions The current results suggest that a greater initial hip angle with smaller initial angular velocity may provide a favorable compromise between momentum transfer and balance of the body for people with SCI during WRE-assisted STS. The current data will be helpful for improving the design and clinical use of the WRE. |
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