Assistive Technology Research

KEY FINDING: The Wexner Score, indicating bowel incontinence, significantly decreased over all patients and specifically for the group of chronic patients.

KEY FINDING: Quality of life significantly improved after the exoskeleton training period, as indicated by the SF-36ww sum score.

KEY FINDING: Functional independence, as measured by the SCIM III, significantly correlated with sitting balance, as measured by the FIST.

KEY FINDING: Participants were able to attempt all tasks with continuous pelvic assistance via RobUST, and manual trainer assistance at the knees to maintain standing.

KEY FINDING: Focus groups provided guidance on ergonomics, user interface, charging frequency, and key dimensions and mass of the device.

KEY FINDING: Optimal cutoff thresholds for in-seat movement metrics included unloading event frequency of 3.1 times per hour, maximum time between events of 155.4 min, and CoP Percent Active of 2.6%.

KEY FINDING: The use of HANK exoskeleton in clinical settings is safe and well-tolerated by the patients.

KEY FINDING: RAGT may have a positive effect on enhancing lower extremity strength in individuals with SCI.

KEY FINDING: Acceptable correlation was observed in 23/30 arm exercises performed with the jacket, validating the MARG approach.

KEY FINDING: The angle of the tilt table had a significant effect on cardiopulmonary function, with higher angles resulting in increased values for RPP, HR, and %HRmax when FES was switched off.