Upright Gait Therapy

Exoskeletons are innovative products for patients with disabilities due to stroke or spinal cord injury. They have the ability to assist the person with mobility in a therapy setting through gait training. Unfortunately, there aren’t enough advancements in technology to help people with impaired mobility make full recovery, however, the use of exoskeletons has been the optimal treatment used in helping individuals regain some motor abilities. Upright gait therapy aids in neuromuscular retraining and is a method used to preserve muscle mass and strength, consequently improving blood flow to extremities and providing cushioning to patients who are confined to wheelchairs, preventing the formation of sores. The exoskeleton is a great product that has the ability to make a positive impact on the administrator. The following paper discusses three research articles on the topic that demonstrate exoskeletons’ purpose and use, as well as how successful these products …show more content…
One of the biggest advantages is the decreased amount of energy exerted and the number of staff members required for each patient during each rehabilitation session. The focus on the reduction of the physical strain to therapists, while increasing the amount of walking repetition that individuals undergo. Instead of having as many as 5 staff members maneuvering the patient to perform manual gait rehabilitation, the need for therapists to physically assist a patient is eliminated as well as the amount of personnel per patient is reduced. This enables the administrator to assign staff members for supervision to a greater amount of patients and working more efficiently as a facility. This also reduces the need for an administrator to pay numerous staff members to physically assist each patient, therefore, reducing the cost of rehabilitation to each