Effect of Robot-assisted Gait Training on Brain Reorganization in Hemiplegic Patients

Effect of Robot-assisted Gait Training on Brain Reorganization in Hemiplegic Patients

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of robotic gait therapy for brain reorganization in hemiplegia patients.

This study designed an interventional pre-post compared clinical study. The subjects received conventional physical therapy with Walkbot training (3 sessions per week for 7 weeks, 20 session). Before and after intervention all subjects evaluated using diffusion tensor imaging and clinical outcome measurements.

Inclusion Criteria:

• First stroke attack
• Within 3 months after stroke onset
• Supratentorial stroke
• Unilateral stroke

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bilateral stroke
• infratentorial stroke
• Cognitive disabilities or serious psychiatric illness.
• Difficulty in walking due to orthopedic problems.