Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-23-2023
Journal / Book Title
Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Abstract
Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a leading cause of ambulation deficits in the United States every year. ABI (stroke, traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy) results in ambulation deficits with residual gait and balance deviations persisting even after 1 year. Current research is focused on evaluating the effect of robotic exoskeleton devices (RD) for overground gait and balance training. In order to understand the device effectiveness on neuroplasticity, it is important to understand RD effectiveness in the context of both downstream (functional, biomechanical and physiological) and upstream (cortical) metrics. The review identifies gaps in research areas and suggests recommendations for future research. We carefully delineate between the preliminary studies and randomized clinical trials in the interpretation of existing evidence. We present a comprehensive review of the clinical and pre-clinical research that evaluated therapeutic effects of RDs using various domains, diagnosis and stage of recovery.
DOI
10.3389/fnbot.2023.1014616
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Karunakaran, Kiran K.; Pamula, Sai D.; Bach, Caitlyn P.; Legelen, Eliana; Saleh, Soha; and Nolan, Karen J., "Lower extremity robotic exoskeleton devices for overground ambulation recovery in acquired brain injury: A review" (2023). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 747.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/747
Rights
© 2023 Karunakaran, Pamula, Bach, Legelen, Saleh and Nolan. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).
Published Citation
Karunakaran KK, Pamula SD, Bach CP, Legelen E, Saleh S, Nolan KJ. Lower extremity robotic exoskeleton devices for overground ambulation recovery in acquired brain injury-A review. Front Neurorobot. 2023 May 25;17:1014616.