Publication Cover
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice
An International Journal of Physical Therapy
Volume 38, 2022 - Issue 13
273
Views
2
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Descriptive Report

Effect of robotic-assisted ankle training on gait in stroke participants: A case series study

, PhD, PT, , PhD, , PhD, PT & , PhD, PT
Pages 2973-2982 | Received 28 Apr 2020, Accepted 27 Jun 2021, Published online: 23 Aug 2021

References

  • Ada L, Dean CM, Hall JM, Bampton J, Crompton S 2003 A treadmill and overground walking program improves walking in persons residing in the community after stroke: A placebo-controlled, randomized trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 84: 1486–1491. doi:10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00349-6.
  • Aisen ML, Krebs HI, Hogan N, McDowell F, Volpe BT 1997 The effect of robot-assisted therapy and rehabilitative training on motor recovery following a stroke. Archives of Neurology 54: 443–446. doi:10.1001/archneur.1997.00550160075019.
  • An CM, Won JI 2016 Effects of ankle joint mobilization with movement and weight-bearing exercise on knee strength, ankle range of motion, and gait velocity in patients with stroke: A pilot study. Journal of Physical Therapy Science 2: 689–694. doi:10.1589/jpts.28.689.
  • Backus D, Cordo P, Gillott A, Mori M, Kandilakis C, Raslan A 2014 Assisted movement with proprioceptive stimulation reduces impairment and restores function in incomplete. SCI Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 95: 1447–1453. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2014.03.011.
  • Batchelor FA, MacKintosh SF, Said CM, Hill KD 2012 Falls after stroke. International Journal of Stroke 7: 482–490. doi:10.1111/j.1747-4949.2012.00796.x.
  • Beyaert C, Vasa R, Frykberg GE 2015 Gait post-stroke: Pathophysiology and rehabilitation strategies. Clinical Neurophysiology. 45: 335–355.
  • Bohannon RW, Andrews AW, Glenney SS 2013 Minimal clinically important difference for comfortable speed as a measure of gait performance in patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation after stroke. Journal of Physical Therapy Science 10: 1223–1225. doi:10.1589/jpts.25.1223.
  • Bohannon RW, Andrews AW, Smith MB 1988 Rehabilitation goals of patients with hemiplegia. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research 2: 181–184. doi:10.1097/00004356-198806000-00012.
  • Burke D, Hagbarth KW, Lofstedt L, Wallin BG 1976 The responses of human muscle spindle endings to vibration of non-contracting muscles. Journal of Physiology 261: 673–693. doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1976.sp011580.
  • Corcos DM, Gottlieb GL, Penn RD, Myklebust B, Agarwal GC 1986 Movement deficits caused by hyperexcitable stretch reflexes in spastic humans. Brain 109: 1043–1058. doi:10.1093/brain/109.5.1043.
  • Cordo L, Wright WG, Cacciatore T, Skoss R 2009 Assisted movement with enhanced sensation (AMES): Coupling motor and sensory to remediate motor deficits in chronic stroke patients. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 23: 67–77. doi:10.1177/1545968308317437.
  • Cordo P, Gandevia S, Burke D, Hales J 1998 Mechanical, neural and perceptual effects of tendon vibration. In: Latash M (Ed) Progress in motor control: Bernstein’s traditions in movement studies, pp. 151–171. Human Kinetics: Champaign, IL.
  • Cordo P, Gandevia SC, Hales JP, Burke D, Laird G 1993 Force and displacement-controlled tendon vibration in humans. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 89: 45–53. doi:10.1016/0168-5597(93)90084-3.
  • Cordo P, Wolf S, Lou JS, Bogey R, Stevenson M, Hayes J, Roth E 2013 Treatment of severe hand impairment following stroke by combining assisted movement, muscle vibration, and biofeedback. Journal of Neurological Physical Therapy 37: 194–203. doi:10.1097/NPT.0000000000000023.
  • Dewald J, Pope P, Given J, Buchanan T, Rymer WZ 1995 Abnormal muscle coactivation patterns during isometric torque generation at the elbow and shoulder in hemiparetic subjects. Brain 118(Pt 2): 495–510. doi:10.1093/brain/118.2.495.
  • Duncan PW, Sullivan KJ, Behrman AL, Azen SP, Wu SS, Nadeau SE 2011 LEAPS investigative team. Body-weight-supported treadmill rehabilitation after stroke. New England Journal of Medicine 364(21): 2026–2036. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1010790.
  • Fellows SJ, Kaus C, Ross HF, Thilmann AF. 1994. Agonist and antagonist EMG activation during isometric torque development at the elbow in spastic hemiparesis. Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 93: 106–112. doi: 10.1016/0168-5597(94)90073-6.
  • Forner-Cordero A, Steyvers M, Levin O, Alaerts K, Swinnen SP 2008 Changes in corticomotor excitability following prolonged muscle tendon vibration. Behavioral Brain Research 190: 41–49. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2008.02.019.
  • Forrester LW, Roy A, Krebs HI, Macko RF 2010 Ankle training with a robotic device improves hemiparetic gait after a stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 25: 369–377. doi:10.1177/1545968310388291.
  • Gandevia SC, Burke D 1992 Does the nervous system depend on kinesthetic information to control natural limb movement? Behavioral Brain Science. 15: 614–632.
  • Gemperline JJ, Allen S, Walk D, Rymer WZ 1995 Characteristics of motor unit discharge in subjects with hemiparesis. Muscle and Nerve 18: 1101–1114. doi:10.1002/mus.880181006.
  • Goodwin G, McCloskey D, Matthews P 1972 The contribution of muscle afferents to kinaesthesia shown by vibration induced illusions of movement and by the effects of paralyzing joint afferents. Brain 95: 705–748. doi:10.1093/brain/95.4.705.
  • Gray V, Rice CL, Garland SJ 2012 Factors that influence muscle weakness following stroke and their clinical implications: A critical review. Physiotherapy Canada 64: 415–426. doi:10.3138/ptc.2011-03.
  • Harris-Love ML, Forrester LW, Macko RF, Silver KH, Smith GV 2001 Hemiparetic gait parameters in overground versus treadmill walking. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 15: 105–112. doi:10.1177/154596830101500204.
  • Hesse S, Schmidt H, Werner C, Bardeleben A 2003 Upper and lower extremity robotic devices for rehabilitation and for studying motor control. Current Opinion in Neurology 16: 705–710. doi:10.1097/00019052-200312000-00010.
  • Hsu AL, Tang PF, Jan MH 2003 Analysis of impairments influencing gait velocity and asymmetry of hemiplegic patients after mild to moderate stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 84: 1185–1193. doi:10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00030-3.
  • Kim CM, Eng JJ 2003 The relationship of lower-extremity muscle torque to locomotor performance in people with stroke. Physical Therapy 83: 49–57. doi:10.1093/ptj/83.1.49.
  • Kwakkel G, Kollen BJ, Krebs HI 2008 Effects of robot-assisted therapy on upper limb recovery after stroke: A systematic review. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 22: 111–121. doi:10.1177/1545968307305457.
  • Lin PY, Yang YR, Cheng SJ, Wang RY 2006 The relation between ankle impairments and gait velocity and symmetry in people with stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 87: 562–568. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2005.12.042.
  • Liu MQ, Anderson FC, Schwartz MH, Delp SL 2008 Muscle contributions to support and progression over a range of walking speeds. Journal of Biomechanics 15: 3243–3252. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.07.031.
  • Marconi B, Filippi GM, Koch G, Giacobbe V, Pecchioli C, Versace V, Camerota F, Vincenzo M, Saraceni VM, Caltagirone C 2011 Long-term effects on cortical excitability and motor recovery induced by repeated muscle vibration in chronic stroke patients. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 25: 48–60. doi:10.1177/1545968310376757.
  • Masiero S, Celia A, Rosati G, Armani M 2007 Robotic-assisted rehabilitation of the upper limb after acute stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 88: 142–149. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2006.10.032.
  • Mirelman A, Bonato P, Deutsch JE 2009 Effects of training with a robot-virtual reality system compared with a robot alone on the gait of individuals after stroke. Stroke 40: 169–174. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.108.516328.
  • Moore JL, Roth EJ, Killian C, Hornby TG 2010 Locomotor training improves daily stepping activity and gait efficiency in individuals poststroke who have reached a “plateau” in recovery. Stroke 41: 129–135. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.563247.
  • Neptune R, Kautz S, Zajac F 2001 Contributions of the individual ankle plantar flexors to support, forward progression and swing initiation during walking. Journal of Biomechanics 11: 1387–1398. doi:10.1016/S0021-9290(01)00105-1.
  • Noma T, Matsumoto S, Etoh S, Shimodozono M, Kawahira K 2009 Anti-spastic effects of the direct application of vibratory stimuli to the spastic muscles of hemiplegic limbs in post-stroke patients. Brain Injury 23: 623–631. doi:10.1080/02699050902997896.
  • Paoloni M, Mangone M, Scettri P, Procaccianti R, Cometa A, Santilli V 2010 Segmental muscle vibration improves walking in chronic stroke patients with foot drop: A randomized controlled trial. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 24: 254–262. doi:10.1177/1545968309349940.
  • Platz T 2004 Impairment-oriented training (IOT) - Scientific concept and evidence-based treatment strategies. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience 22(3): 01–315.
  • Platz T, Eickhof C, Van Kaick S, Engel U, Pinkowski C 2005 Impairment-oriented training of Bobath therapy for severe arm paresis after stroke: A single-blind multicenter randomized controlled trial. Clinical Rehabilitation 19: 714–724. doi:10.1191/0269215505cr904oa.
  • Prange GB, Jannink MJ, Groothuis-Oudshoorn CG, Hermens HJ 2006 IJzerman MJ. Systematic review of the effect of robot-aided therapy on recovery of the hemiparetic arm after stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development. 43: 171–184. doi:10.1682/JRRD.2005.04.0076.
  • Richards CL, Malouin F, Wood-Dauphinee S, Williams JI, Bouchard JP, Brunet D 1993 Task-specific physical therapy for optimization of gait recovery in acute stroke patients. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 74: 612–620. doi:10.1016/0003-9993(93)90159-8.
  • Rosenkranz K, Rothwell J 2006 Differences between the effects of three plasticity inducing protocols on the organization of the human motor cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience 34: 822–829. doi:10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.04605.x.
  • Schwartz I, Sajin A, Fisher I, Neeb M, Shochina M, Katz-Leurer M, Meiner Z 2009 The effectiveness of locomotor therapy using robotic-assisted gait training in subacute stroke patients: A randomized controlled trial. PM&R 1: 516–523. doi:10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.03.009.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.