In Episode 12, Kathryn Vaughn, PT, DPT, Director of Product Management and Market Access for ReWalk Exoskeletons provides an update on ReWalk’s recent progress toward expanding market access to Powered Exoskeleton personal ownership within the US and Germany.
In Episode 11, Lou Awad, PT, DPT, PhD builds upon his previous talk (Episode 05) to summarize findings from his research on exo-suits for post-stroke rehabilitation. Lou’s research covers the immediate changes which occur during exo-suit augmented gait training, including improvements in ground clearance, paretic propulsion, and reductions in compensatory strategies such as circumduction and […]
In Episode 10, Matt Fuller, PT, DPT talks about some “prehab”recommendations for clinicians to consider when working with spinal cord injured patients and considering referring for personal exoskeleton use.
In Episode 9, Heidi Cheerman PT, DPT, MS, NCS introduces the underlying biological mechanisms and key principles related to neuroplasticity and motor learning.
In Episode 8, Michael Lewek, PT, PhD expands on previous talks on gait rehabilitation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHY3E…) and paretic propulsion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQHJa…), to provide a deeper look at the significance of propulsion asymmetry after stroke, and the impact this has on patients’ walking speed and metabolic efficiency.
Thank you for attending this webinar by ReWalk and the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy! We hope you enjoyed the presentation and learned more about the need for paretic propulsion during post-stroke gait training – and how exo-suits can help achieve this. To schedule a virtual or in-clinic demonstration of the ReStore Exo-Suit, please reach […]
Watch Episode 07 here. Christy Smitheran, PT, ATP speaks from her experience as the owner of her own physical therapy practice to show how clinic management can support and motivate their staff when transitioning to new advanced clinical practice technologies.
Watch episode 06 here. Jill Butler, PT, DPT, NCS uses examples from successful ReWalkers to highlight some of the common challenges that patients with SCI and therapists can encounter during the exoskeleton training process.
Watch Episode 04 here. Lou Awad, PT, DPT, PhD from Boston University provides an introduction to Paretic Propulsion – and the important role that it plays in facilitating community re-integration after stroke.
Watch Episode 04 here. In this episode, Kristen Hohl, PT, DPT, NCS from the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab builds upon the framework introduced in Episode 3 and uses case examples of patients with diagnoses of Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke from her experience as a physical therapist.
Welcome to our blog! As we move to a world that is increasingly digital, the team at ReWalk Robotics has been hard at work finding new ways to share educational, inspirational, and newsworthy content. This blog will focus on exoskeletons, exo-suits, and other robotic developments to provide gait training and mobility for people with disabilities. […]
Watch Episode 3 here. Matt Giffhorn, PT, DPT, NCS from the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab introduces a conceptual framework to help guide clinical decision making for incorporating exoskeletons and exo-suits into clinical treatment programs in physical therapy practice.
Watch Episode 2 here. Naseem Chatiwala, PT, MS, DPT, NCS from Emerson Hospital provides a detailed overview of the key phases of gait: weight acceptance; single limb support & propulsion; and limb advancement.
Watch Episode 01 here. Kathleen O’Donnell and Jill Butler, PT, DPT, NCS provide an introduction to ReWalk Robotics and the Topics in NeuroRehabilitation web series which will provide new speakers each week focusing on topics including neuroplasticity, gait rehabilitation, and advanced technologies.
It’s so exciting to see research about exoskeleton use in the home and community!
This largest-to-date exo-suit research study analyzes device safety, reliability and feasibility with 44 subjects post-stroke across 5 leading US rehabilitation institutions.
“It’s More Than Walking.”
Abstract Study design: Prospective, observational study. Objective: To explore the effects of exoskeletal-assisted walking (EAW) on bowel function in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: Ambulatory research facility located in a tertiary care hospital. Methods: Individuals 18-65 years of age, with thoracic vertebrae one (T1) to T11 motor-complete paraplegia of at least 12 months duration were enrolled. Pre- […]
Study Examines Use of Restore™ System Developed by Harvard’s Wyss Institute MARLBOROUGH, MA / YOKNEAM ILIT, ISRAEL—August 2, 2017 – A new study published in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine finds that use of a soft suit exoskeleton system facilitates normal walking ability for ambulatory patients following a stroke. The paper, which is authored […]
Historically, persons with paralysis have limited options for overground ambulation. Recently, powered exoskeletons, which are systems that translate the user’s body movements to activate motors that move the lower limbs through a predetermined gait pattern, have become available. As part of an ongoing clinical study (NCT01454570), eight nonambulatory persons with paraplegia were trained to ambulate […]