Robot assistance can improve lower limb function and knee proprioception after cerebral infarction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2021.10.007
- VernacularTitle:骨盆辅助式康复机器人对急性期脑梗死患者下肢功能和膝关节本体感觉的影响
- Author:
Qi ZHENG
1
;
Aimei SHI
;
Xudong GU
;
Hefeng BAI
;
Yunhai YAO
;
Jianming FU
;
Xiaoling ZHANG
;
Xin JIN
;
Jingjing LU
;
Ya SUN
Author Information
1. 嘉兴市第二医院康复医学中心 314000
- Keywords:
Robotics;
Cerebral infarction;
Walking;
Proprioception
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2021;43(10):895-898
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the effect of a pelvis-assisting rehabilitation robot on lower limb function and knee proprioception after cerebral infarction.Methods:Forty hemiplegic cerebral infarction survivors 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 four weeks. Before and after the intervention, motor function, balance, walking function and knee joint proprioception were assessed using the simplified Fugl-Meyer lower limb assessment, the Berg balance scale, functional ambulation categorization and the Humac Norm isokinetic tester.Results:After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in all of the above measurements in both groups, but the improvements were significantly greater in the experimental group.Conclusions:Robotic pelvic assistance can effectively improve lower limb motor function, balance, knee proprioception and walking after cerebral infarction.
