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Walkbot Lower-Limb Robotic Rehabilitation series

Walkbot is a state-of-the-art lower limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot that provides natural walking movements and various training programs for patients with walking disorders due to stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, etc. Walkbot Lower-Limb Robotic Rehabilitation have 5 models. 3 for adults and 2 for pediatrics.   1. Walkbot Premim for Adult a. Ankle-knee-hip joints synchronization b. Interactive training c. 3D Motion simulation d. Robot sensitivity setting e. Dynamic BWSTT f. Automatic leg length adjustment g. Active augmented reality feedback software (optional) h. Force plate (optional) 2. Walkbot S for Adult a. Ankle-knee-hip joints synchronization b. Interactive training c. 3D Motion simulation d. Robot sensitivity setting e. Dual BWSTT (Static type) f. Automatic leg length adjustment g. Active augmented reality feedback software (optional) 3. Walkbot G for Adult a. Ankle-knee-hip joints synchronization b. Interactive training c. 3D Motion simulation d. Robot sen...
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Walkbot is attending MEDICA 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany 14-17 November 2022

  Walkbot is attending MEDICA 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany 14-17 November 2022 Come by and demo Walkbot at Medica 2022! We will have Walkbot for you on-site. Great chance to try our device and have all your questions answered! We look forward to seeing you soon! See you at Medica 2022
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Optimal Intervention Timing for Robotic-Assisted Gait Training in Hemiplegic Stroke

  BACKGROUND Previous clinical studies have reported inconsistent results for RAGT in the acute, subacute, and chronic stages of stroke rehabilitation.  Chang et al. observed that exoskeleton-device-based RAGT has positive effects on sensorimotor function (16.18%) in 20 acute hemiparetic stroke patients, whereas Taveggia et al. showed no significant effects on gait in the 6-min walk test in 13 subacute stroke patients. Michiel et al. reported that exoskeleton-device-based RAGT has more positive effects on balance (38.75%) and ambulation ability (52.00%) in the FAC than CPT alone in the chronic stage.  However, whether such treadmill-based stationary exoskeletal RAGT has any differences in the recovery of the sensorimotor function, balance, gait, and ADL performance between the acute, subacute, and chronic stages in stroke patients are unknown. Hence, the clinical decisions upon which stage of recovery RAGT should be prescribed and implemented to obtain optimal results rem...
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Robotic Systems for the Physiotherapy Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review

  Cerebral palsy is a neurological condition that is associated with multiple motor alterations and dysfunctions in children. Robotic systems are new devices that are becoming increasingly popular as a part of the treatment for cerebral palsy. A systematic review of the Pubmed, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Cochrane, Dialnet, CINAHL, Scopus, Lilacs and PEDro databases from November 2021 to February 2022 was conducted to prove the effectiveness of these devices for the treatment of motor dysfunctions in children who were diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Randomized clinical trials in Spanish and English were included. In total, 653 potential manuscripts were selected but only 7 of them met the inclusion criteria. Introduction According to a 2007 report, “Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain”. The most c...
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Impact of WALKBOT on the Gait and Balance Recovery of Patients with Acute Neurologic Disorders

Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) may cause hemiplegia, paraplegia, or limb paralysis, as well as abnormal balance and gait. Patients with limb paralysis have muscle weakness, paresthesia, and joint stiffness. These patients have decreased functional ability and increased risk of falls, making it difficult for them to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) or live independently. Therefore, gait recovery is the goal of rehabilitation therapy for patients with paralysis. Robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT), based on intensive repetitions of tasks, is widely used for improving stance and gait in paralyzed patients.  Robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT)  improves gait through biomechanical feedback and high-intensity repetitive walking in a real-like environment. WALKBOT (P&S Mechanics Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea), an exoskeleton-type robot system used for gait training, reduces the limitations of classical gait  rehabilitation in p...
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A Walkbot instructor visited Bangkok Hospital in Thailand to conduct in-depth clinical training

Bangkok Hospital is a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. It was opened in 1972 by a team of physicians, pharmacists and 30 nurses.  It is one of the largest privately owned hospitals in Southeast Asia.  The original hospital became the Bangkok Hospital Group, now Thailand's largest hospital operator with 40 locations in major cities throughout Thailand. Bangkok Hospital in Thailand Since 2019, Walkbot,  Lower-Limb rehabilitation robot  has been installed at the rehabilitation center of Bangkok Hospital, providing state-of-the-art walking rehabilitation training services to patients in Bangkok, Thailand.  Walkbot  installed at the rehabilitation center On April 27, 2022, a Walkbot instructor visited Bangkok Hospital in Thailand to  conduct in-depth clinical training.  Walkbot in-depth clinical Training (1) Even during busy hospital work, about 10 rehabilitation doctors and physical therapists at Bangkok Hospital attended in-depth training and successfu...
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(Walkbot) Minimal Contact Robotic Stroke Rehabilitation on Risk of COVID-19

  Abstract Background Patients with hemiparetic stroke undergo direct, labor-intensive hands-on conventional physical therapy to improve sensorimotor function, spasticity, balance, trunk stability, and activities of daily living (ADLs). Currently, direct, intensive hands-on therapeutic modalities have increased concerns during the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. We developed an innovative Walkbot to mitigate the issues surrounding conventional hands-on physical therapy. Objectives We aimed to compare the effects of minimal-contact robotic rehabilitation (MRR) and full-contact conventional rehabilitation (FCR) on static and dynamic balance, trunk stability, ADLs, spasticity, and cognition changes in patients with hemiparetic stroke. Methods A total of 64 patients with hemiparetic stroke (mean age = 66.38 13.17; 27 women) underwent either MRR or FCR three times/week for 6 weeks. Clinical outcome measurements included the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), the Berg Balance Scale (B...
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(Walkbot) Robot-assisted gait training with auditory and visual cues in Parkinson's disease

Highlights • Comparison of the effects of gait-training strategies for Parkinson's disease. • Robot-assisted gait training and treadmill training were randomly allocated. • Gait speed on the 10-m walk test did not vary between the groups. • Cognitive dual-task interference showed a training-related group difference. • The neural mechanisms of gait improvement differed by training strategy. Abstract Background Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) may have beneficial effects on Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the evidence to date is inconsistent. Objectives This study compared the effects of RAGT and treadmill training (TT) on gait speed, dual-task gait performance, and changes in resting-state brain functional connectivity in individuals with PD. Methods In this prospective, single-center, randomized controlled trial with a parallel two-group design, 44 participants were randomly allocated to undergo 12 sessions (3 times per week for 4 weeks) of RAGT or TT. The primary outcome...
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