Walkbot 워크봇

Abstract : Purpose: The effectiveness of robot-assisted gait training (RAGT, Walkbot_K) in children with cerebral palsy (CP), especially in terms of improving the performance of daily activities, remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effectiveness of RAGT(Walkbot_K) in children with CP. Methods : In this single-center, single-blinded, randomized cross-over trial, we enrolled 20 children with CP with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels II–IV (13 males; age range, 6.75 ± 2.15 years). The participants were randomized into the RAGT(Walkbot_K)/standard care (SC) (n = 10) and SC/RAGT(Walkbot_K)/SC sequence groups (n = 10). Using a Walkbot-K system, the RAGT(Walkbot_K) program comprised 3 × 30-min sessions/week for 6 weeks with a continued SC program. The SC program comprised 2–4 conventional physiotherapy sessions/week for 6 weeks. The Gross Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88), the pediatric functional independence measure (WeeFIM), and the Canadian ...

Correspondence :  [*] Address for correspondence: Joshua (Sung) H. You, PT, PhD, Director, Sports Movement Artificial-Intelligence Robotics Technology (SMART) Institute, Executive Director, “GOODWELLNESS CENTER” for Sports Wellness & Brain Fitness, Across Life Span Disabilities, Department of Physical Therapy, 1 Yonseidae-gil, Wonju, Kangwon-do 26493, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 33 760 2476; Fax: +82 33 760 2496; E-mail:  neurorehab@yonsei.ac.kr . Abstract:   BACKGROUND:While Walkbot -assisted locomotor training (WLT) provided ample evidence on balance and gait improvements, the therapeutic effects on cardiopulmonary and psychological elements as well as fall confidence are unknown in stroke survivors. OBJECTIVE : The present study aimed to compare the eff ects of Walkbot locomotor training (WLT) with conventional locomotor training (CLT) on balance and gait, cardiopulmonary and psychological functions and fall confidence in acute hemiparetic stroke. METHODS : Fourt...

[Seoul, Korea/ KBS Broadcast]  Rehabilitation training is very important for people with brain lesions or physical disabilities to walk properly. Accurate rehabilitation training, which has been difficult even with the help of 3 to 4 physical therapists, is now possible thanks to the robot. Reporter Kim Ki-heung covered it. [Ki-heung Kim/ Reporter]  Young-Jin, a high school student who was born with a spinal disorder and can’t walk on his own, is dreaming of walking properly in 17 years. As the rehabilitation training with the help of robots, the expectation that I can now walk has grown. [Young-jin Hwang /Yongin city]:  : “It’s amazing. I think it’s good because my feet are forward and I walk properly.” This rehabilitation training robot can freely adjust the walking speed and stride length according to the body type and degree of disability. Man’s walking motion is not simple. The hip, knee, and ankle joints interact and move in a complex structure. Therefore...

With the help of high-tech rehabilitation methods( Walkbot ), more than a hundred disabled children have improved their condition.   A new Walkbot device is being mastered at the regional children's hospital. He not only simulates the steps of the patient, but also immerses him in a normal environment using a special screen on which the child sees his every movement.   Patients from all over the region come here for treatment. The Walkbot system makes the hip, calf and ankle work. With the help of this apparatus, the child begins to feel his legs, which delights the children, Denis Petrov, a doctor at the rehabilitation department of the regional children's hospital, told Volgogradskaya Pravda.ru.   “ The first result of working with the apparatus delights the child - for the first time he feels his legs and realizes that they can walk,” the doctor explains. - This is not just a treatment, this is a mission game, because each session with the robot ends with the achieveme...

Exoskeleton gait training system   is an innovative medical device for locomotion-impaired patients who are suffered from Stroke, SCI, TBI, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy and other diseases related to the neuro rehabilitation. When one region of brain associated with walking is damaged, people may lose their way of walking. Fortunately, it is possible to restore lost walking memories through rehabilitation. This is called ‘neuroplasticity’. The goal of rehabilitation is to maximize patients’ neuroplasticity and walk again. The robotic gait training provides repeated practice, intensive training, and task-specific training which are often referred to as the best way to encourage neuroplasticity. The Application of Exoskeleton gait training system Exoskeleton gait training system were found to have excellent efficiency in locomotor recovery in the diseases related to the neuro rehabilitation, such as stroke, especially when combined with conventional physical therapy rather than ...

Stroke Stroke   is a leading cause of movement disability. Hemiparesis/hemiplegia is the most common outcome of stroke, leading to movement deficits in the contralateral limbs to the side of the brain affected by the stroke. The main clinical characteristics observed in hemiparetic patients are: weakness of specific muscles, abnormal muscle tone, abnormal postural adjustments, lack of mobility, abnormal movement synergies, loss of joint coordination, and loss of sensitivity. Thus,   the rehabilitation goal  in post-stroke subjects is to promote recovery of lost function, to allow independence and early reintegration into social and domestic life. Post-stroke patients require continuous medical care and intensive rehabilitation often requiring one-on-one manual interaction with the physical therapist. Unfortunately, present demands and budget restrictions do not allow this intensive rehabilitation. Hence, there is an urge for new technologies improving the efficacy and eff...

Spinal Cord Injury or SCI  is an injury or damage in the spinal cord. The injury is caused by a variety of reasons such as first hand trauma to that nerves, damage on the bones as well as soft tissues of vessels that surrounding the spinal cord, polio, motor vehicle accidents, sports injuries, industrial accidents, and many more. The common effect of this injury is the loss of function such as mobility and feeling. The good news is that there is a revolutionary spinal cord injury therapy known as Walkbot. Let’s check how this technology works to help people with spinal cord injury. About Spinal Cord Injury  You might suffer from one of two spinal cord injuries. Those are the complete Spinal Cord Injury as well as the incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. A person who is suffering from a complete Spinal Cord Injury loses his or her ability to feel and move. On the other hand, the incomplete Spinal Cord Injury happens when a person still can move or feel but it is not just like a norma...