Category: Clinician’s Corner

Clinician's Corner | Lina Alsauskaite | 25. February 2021

Preparing Patients for Their ReWalk Trial

Over the years of introducing clinicians and patients to ReWalk, we have seen firsthand the importance of preparation. There are steps ReWalk candidates can take to set themselves up for a successful session, including both mental and physical preparation. To assist with this, we have created a resource for clinicians to provide their patients before […]

Clinician's Corner | Kathleen O'Donnell | 24. February 2021

Elements of Gait

Best of luck to all of the neuro therapists who are planning on sitting for this year’s upcoming NCS exams!  In case you need a break from practice exams, check out this week’s highlight clip featuring Naseem Chatiwalla, PT, MS, DPT, NCS as she breaks down the elements of gait training in neuro rehab and […]

Topics in NeuroRehabilitation, For Our Patients, Clinician's Corner | Kathleen O'Donnell | 17. February 2021

EP 22: Stories from Exoskeleton Users – Becoming a Successful Home User

Topics in NeuroRehabilitation – Episode 22. Hear stories from four home and community exoskeleton users as they each discuss what the process was like to go through training and transition from the clinic to the home and community environment. Each user shares a unique perspective and offers insights from their experience to provide tips for […]

Clinician's Corner | Jill Butler, PT, DPT, NCS | 3. February 2021

How Can Exo-Suits Augment Conventional Gait Training After Stroke?

In this highlighted clip, Franchino Porciuncula, EdD, PT, DScPT from the Harvard John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences presents a case study that compares biomechanical and clinical outcomes from conventional and exo-suit augmented gait training. You can also learn more about updates to Franchino’s research in his poster presentation at this year’s […]

Clinician's Corner | Kathleen O'Donnell | 25. January 2021

Webinar on Paretic Propulsion and Exo-Suits for Gait Rehabilitation after CVA – now available on demand!

Were you unable to attend last month’s live webinar? Click here to register now and watch instantly on-demand! Hear from Professor Lou Awad, PT, DPT, PhD from Boston University, and Kathleen O’Donnell from ReWalk Robotics as they introduce key aspects of exo-suit technology, discuss the importance of paretic propulsion during post-stroke gait training, and highlight […]

Clinician's Corner | Kathleen O'Donnell | 13. January 2021

Robotics for Spinal Cord Injury

In this highlight video, Professor Shuo-Hsiu (James) Chang, PT, PhD talks through some of his ideas on how robotic technology can be introduced in SCI rehabilitation in different ways depending on the individual impairments and functional goals.

Clinician's Corner | Kathleen O'Donnell | 6. January 2021

ReStore Clinical Data

In this highlight video, Dr. Alberto Esquenazi from Moss Rehab presents data from the ReStore clinical trial to demonstrate how the Restore system can be utilized to promote faster walking velocities and improved gait symmetry to accelerate the process of learning during gait rehabilitation after stroke. This is a highlighted clip from Episode 18 of […]

Clinician's Corner | Jill Butler, PT, DPT, NCS | 23. December 2020

Presence of Propulsive Reserve?

Hear from Mike Lewek, PT, PhD from UNC Chapel Hill in this highlighted clip as he introduces his research around the concept of a “Propulsive Reserve” – the idea that patients post-stroke have the inherent capacity to produce more propulsion force on their paretic side, and that, when exposed to the right set of circumstances […]