Evaluation of biomechanical gait parameters of patients with Cerebral Palsy at three different levels of gait assistance using the CPWalker

Cerebral Palsy (CP) is the most common cause of permanent serious physical disability in childhood. Although many platforms have been developed, so far there are still not precise guidelines for the rehabilitation of the population with CP. The CPWalker is a robotic platform for the rehabilitation of children with CP, through which they can start experiencing autonomous locomotion in the rehabilitation environment. It allows the possibility of free movement and includes physical and cognitive interfaces into the therapy. The main objective of this work is to evaluate the effects of the CPWalker-based rehabilitation intervention in children with CP by comparing different gait parameters before, during and after the use of the platform.

• Autores: Aycardi, Luis Felipe; Cifuentes, Carlos Andrés; Bayón, Cristina; Ramírez, Oscar; Lerma, Sergio; Frizera, Anselmo; Rocon, Eduardo
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería Julio Garavito
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional ECI
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co:001/1498
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.escuelaing.edu.co/handle/001/1498; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-019-0485-0
• Palabra clave: Parálisis cerebral; Robótica; Niños con discapacidades; Niños con discapacidades - Rehabilitación; Children with disabilities; Children with disabilities - Rehabilitation; Cerebral Palsy; CPWalker; Gait; Kinematics; Rehabilitation robotics; Parálisis cerebral; CPWalker; Marcha; Cinemática; Robótica de rehabilitación
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2