Wu Ming, Kim Janis, Arora Pooja, Gaebler-Spira Deborah J, Zhang Yunhui
Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014;2014:3529-32. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944384.
Locomotor training using treadmill has been shown to elicit significant improvements in locomotor ability for some children with cerebral palsy (CP), the functional gains are relatively small and it requires greater involvement from a physical therapist. Current robotic gait training systems are effective in reducing the strenuous work of a physical therapist during locomotor training, but are less effective in improving locomotor function in some children with CP due to the limitations of the systems. Thus, a 3D cable-driven robotic gait training system was developed and tested in five children with CP through a 6 week of long-term gait training. Results indicated that both overground walking speed and 6 minute walking distance improved after robot assisted treadmill training through the cable-driven robotic system, and partially retained at 8 weeks after the end of training. Results from this pilot study indicated that it seems feasible to conduct locomotor training in children with CP through the 3D cable-driven robotic system.
使用跑步机进行的运动训练已被证明能使一些脑瘫（CP）儿童的运动能力有显著改善，但其功能增益相对较小，且需要物理治疗师更多的参与。目前的机器人步态训练系统在运动训练期间能有效减轻物理治疗师的繁重工作，但由于系统的局限性，在改善一些CP儿童的运动功能方面效果较差。因此，开发了一种3D电缆驱动的机器人步态训练系统，并通过为期6周的长期步态训练在5名CP儿童中进行了测试。结果表明，通过电缆驱动的机器人系统进行机器人辅助跑步机训练后，地面行走速度和6分钟步行距离均有所提高，并在训练结束后8周部分保持。这项初步研究的结果表明，通过3D电缆驱动的机器人系统对CP儿童进行运动训练似乎是可行的。
