Journal article
Exoskeleton use in post-stroke gait rehabilitation: a qualitative study of the perspectives of persons post-stroke and physiotherapists
Abstract
BackgroundWearable powered exoskeletons are a new and emerging technology developed to provide sensory-guided motorized lower limb assistance enabling intensive task specific locomotor training utilizing typical lower limb movement patterns for persons with gait impairments. To ensure that devices meet end-user needs it is important to understand and incorporate end-users perspectives, however research in this area is extremely limited in the …
Authors
Vaughan-Graham J; Brooks D; Rose L; Nejat G; Pons J; Patterson K
Journal
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, Vol. 17, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1186/s12984-020-00750-x
ISSN
1743-0003