Kessler Foundation Study Examines Neuromechanical Effects of
  Exoskeleton-Assisted Walking
From: Rehab Management - 09/20/2017

A study examining the effects of exoskeleton-assisted walking on gait
parameters and neuromuscular activity in able-bodied individuals and those
with spinal cord injury (SCI) was published recently in The Journal of Spinal
Cord Medicine.

The study included four able-bodied individuals and four who experienced a
SCI, and all of whom used robotic devices from Richmond, Calif-based Ekso
Bionics.

In the study, researchers from Kessler Foundation measured the effects of
exoskeleton-assisted walking under the "Max Assist" condition during a single
session on gait parameters, including the 3D kinematics of ankle, knee, and
hip motion, and muscle activation patterns. They also collected data during
overground non-exoskeleton-assisted walking among the able-bodied
participants.

The "Max Assist" setting is engineered to provide the maximum amount of motor
assistance to the lower limbs while walking through a predefined walking
pattern, explains a media release from Kessler Foundation.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rehabpub.com/2017/09/kessler-foundation-study-examines-neuromechanical-effects-exoskeleton-assisted-walking

Links:
Neuromechanical adaptations during a robotic powered exoskeleton assisted
  walking session
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10790268.2017.1314900?journalCode=yscm20

Ekso Bionics
http://eksobionics.com

Kessler Foundation
https://kesslerfoundation.org