O 089 - A soft robotic exosuit assisting the paretic ankle in patients post-stroke: Effect on muscle activation during overground walking

L Sloot; J Bae; L Baker; K O'Donnell; N Menard; F Porciuncula; D Choe; T Ellis; L Awad; C Walsh

doi:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.124

O 089 - A soft robotic exosuit assisting the paretic ankle in patients post-stroke: Effect on muscle activation during overground walking

Gait Posture. 2022 Jun:95:217-218. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.124. Epub 2018 Jun 26.

Authors

L Sloot¹, J Bae², L Baker², K O'Donnell², N Menard², F Porciuncula², D Choe², T Ellis³, L Awad³, C Walsh³

Affiliations

¹ Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, USA. Electronic address: lsloot@seas.harvard.edu.
² Harvard University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, USA.
³ Boston University, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training, Boston, USA.

PMID: 29983296
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.124

Abstract

This study compared overground walking with and without exosuit assistance in post-stroke patients. Exosuit-assisted walking was found to improve paretic propulsion and ground clearance during swing, two common gait deviations in stroke patients. No changes in leg muscle activity was found, motivating further study of the exosuit as a tool for gait training during stroke rehabilitation.

Keywords: Actuator; Exoskeleton; Exosuit; Gait; Kinematics; Kinetics; Muscle activity; Paretic propulsion; Stroke.

MeSH terms

Ankle
Humans
Muscle, Skeletal
Robotics*
Stroke Rehabilitation*
Stroke* / complications
Walking / physiology