Effects of Gait Training With Assistance of a Robot-Driven Gait Orthosis in Hemiparetic Patients After Stroke

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of robot-assisted gait training on active walking in the patients with stroke.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1st-ever-stroke
• hemiplegic patient after stroke
• who can stand independently, but cannot walk more than 10 meters independently
• whose muscle powers of hip and knee are more than poor on manual muscle test

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous gait difficulty before stroke onset
• arthralgia on lower extremity
• uncontrolled hypertension or hypotension
• severe medical illness