Early term effects of robotic assisted gait training on ambulation and functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury

Mustafa Aziz YILDIRIM; Kadriye ÖNEŞ; Gökşen GÖKŞENOĞLU

Makale detayları

Early term effects of robotic assisted gait training on ambulation and functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury

Yazarlar:

Mustafa Aziz YILDIRIM | Kadriye ÖNEŞ | Gökşen GÖKŞENOĞLU

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 3, pp.838-848

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750111

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Özet:

 

Background/aim:  The  aim  of  the  study  was  to  determine  the  effects  of  robotic-assisted  gait  training  on  ambulation  and  functional  capacity in patients with spinal cord injury.Materials and methods: In total, 88 patients were included and were randomly divided into two groups. The first group underwent 16 sessions of robotic therapy training for 8 weeks and conventional therapy for 5 days a week. The second group underwent conventional treatment. The Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II was used to evaluate functional ambulation, and the functional independence measure score was used to assess patients' functional independence levels in a blind manner.Results: A significant improvement was observed in both groups according to Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II and functional independence measure scores (P < 0.001). However, a significantly higher improvement according to the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (P = 0.011) and functional independence measure scores (P = 0.022) was seen in the robotic group than in the control group.Conclusions: Robotic-assisted gait training combined with conventional therapy was found to be superior to the conventional therapy in terms of gait function and level of disability.

Makale detayları

Early term effects of robotic assisted gait training on ambulation and functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury

Yazarlar: Mustafa Aziz YILDIRIM | Kadriye ÖNEŞ | Gökşen GÖKŞENOĞLU

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 3, pp.838-848

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 5/2019

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000750111

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mustafa Aziz YILDIRIM | Kadriye ÖNEŞ | Gökşen GÖKŞENOĞLU

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2019 Vol.49 Issue 3, pp.838-848

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

5/2019

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000750111

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144