Robotic pelvic assistance better improves trunk control and walking after a stroke
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2022.08.005
- VernacularTitle:骨盆辅助式康复机器人训练对急性期脑梗死患者躯干控制及步行功能的影响
- Author:
Aimei SHI
1
;
Qi ZHENG
;
Xudong GU
;
Hefeng BAI
;
Yunhai YAO
;
Jianming FU
;
Yan LI
;
Cao LU
;
Ya SUN
Author Information
1. 嘉兴市第二医院康复医学中心 314000
- Keywords:
Robotics;
Cerebral infarction;
Trunk control;
Walking
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2022;44(8):695-699
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore any effect of training assisted by a pelvic rehabilitation robot on trunk control and walking after cerebral infarction.Methods:Forty cerebral infarction survivors with hemiplegia were randomly divided into an experimental group and a control group, each of 20. Both groups were given routine neurological medication and rehabilitation training, while the experimental group was additionally provided with 20 minutes of robot-assisted gait training daily, five times a week, for 4 weeks. Before and after the intervention, the motor function, walking function, trunk control and pelvic movement were assessed using a simplified version of the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA-LL), functional ambulation categories (FAC) and the trunk control test (TCT).Results:After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in all of the above measurements in both groups. The average FMA-LL, FAC and TCT results of the experimental group as well as their average pelvic lateral displacement, height displacement, rotation angle and roll angle were all significantly superior to the control group′s averages.Conclusions:Robot-assisted training can effectively improve lower limb motor functioning, trunk control, walking and pelvic motion after cerebral infarction, with better curative effect than routine rehabilitation training alone.
