Systematic review on wearable lower-limb exoskeletons for gait training in neuromuscular impairments

A Rodríguez-Fernández, J Lobo-Prat… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Gait disorders can reduce the quality of life for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Therefore, walking recovery is one of the main priorities for counteracting sedentary lifestyle …

The effectiveness of powered, active lower limb exoskeletons in neurorehabilitation: a systematic review

S Federici, F Meloni, M Bracalenti… - …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
OBJECTIVE: This review examines the utility of current active, powered, wearable lower limb
exoskeletons as aids to rehabilitation in paraplegic patients with gait disorders resulting from …

What are user perspectives of exoskeleton technology? A literature review

D Hill, CS Holloway, DZM Ramirez… - International journal of …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Exoskeletons are electromechanical devices that are worn by a human operator
to increase their physical performance. Several exoskeletons have been developed to …

Opportunities and challenges in the development of exoskeletons for locomotor assistance

C Siviy, LM Baker, BT Quinlivan… - Nature Biomedical …, 2023 - nature.com
Exoskeletons can augment the performance of unimpaired users and restore movement in
individuals with gait impairments. Knowledge of how users interact with wearable devices …

Mobility related physical and functional losses due to aging and disease-a motivation for lower limb exoskeletons

M Grimmer, R Riener, CJ Walsh, A Seyfarth - Journal of neuroengineering …, 2019 - Springer
Background Physical and functional losses due to aging and diseases decrease human
mobility, independence, and quality of life. This study is aimed at summarizing and …

Exoskeleton use in post-stroke gait rehabilitation: A qualitative study of the perspectives of persons post-stroke and physiotherapists

J Vaughan-Graham, D Brooks, L Rose, G Nejat… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Wearable powered exoskeletons are a new and emerging technology
developed to provide sensory-guided motorized lower limb assistance enabling intensive …

The exoskeleton expansion: improving walking and running economy

GS Sawicki, ON Beck, I Kang, AJ Young - Journal of neuroengineering and …, 2020 - Springer
Since the early 2000s, researchers have been trying to develop lower-limb exoskeletons
that augment human mobility by reducing the metabolic cost of walking and running versus …

The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: a review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential …

L Morris, RS Diteesawat, N Rahman, A Turton… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2023 - Springer
Background Soft, wearable, powered exoskeletons are novel devices that may assist
rehabilitation, allowing users to walk further or carry out activities of daily living. However …

Gait speed using powered robotic exoskeletons after spinal cord injury: a systematic review and correlational study

DR Louie, JJ Eng, T Lam… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2015 - Springer
Powered robotic exoskeletons are an emerging technology of wearable orthoses that can be
used as an assistive device to enable non-ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury …

Exoskeletons' design and usefulness evidence according to a systematic review of lower limb exoskeletons used for functional mobility by people with spinal cord …

V Lajeunesse, C Vincent, F Routhier… - Disability and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Rehabilitation professionals have little information concerning lower limb
exoskeletons for people with paraplegia. This study has four objectives:(1) Outline the …