Robotic-assisted technology helping patients learn to walk again

Robotic-assisted technology helping patients learn to walk again

DENVER (KDVR) — Robotic-assisted technology is now helping rehab patients in northern Colorado learn to walk again. The "Rise&Walk" is a gait trainer, and it is being used to help patients with neurological and mobility impairments at Northern Colorado Long Term Acute Hospital and Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital. Women’s agriculture group brings local beef to Colorado schools Patient Sarah Maynard is among those patients, undergo…

Feasibility and Effects of a Gait Assistance and Gait Resistance Training Program Using a Walking-Assist Wearable Robot for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Single-Group, Pre-, and Posttest Study

Background: Two-thirds of people aged 65 and older require help with daily activities such as eating, bathing, and getting in and out of bed or a chair. Walking-assist wearable robots have shown significant improvements in physical function in controlled settings for patients. Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the feasibility and evaluate the effectiveness of a gait assistance and gait resistance training program using a walking-as…