Use of Robot-Assisted Ankle Training in a Patient with an Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report

被引：2
作者：
Koseki, Kazunori [1 ]
Takahashi, Kazushi [1 ]
Yamamoto, Satoshi [2 ]
Yoshikawa, Kenichi [1 ]
Abe, Atsushi [1 ]
Mutsuzaki, Hirotaka [3 ]
机构：
[1] Ibaraki Prefectural Univ, Hlth Sci Hosp, Dept Phys Therapy, 4733 Ami, Ibaraki 3000331, Japan
[2] Ibaraki Prefectural Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Phys Therapy, 4669-2 Ami, Ibaraki 3000394, Japan
[3] Ibaraki Prefectural Univ, Hlth Sci Hosp, Dept Orthopaed Surg, 4733 Ami, Ibaraki 3000331, Japan
来源：
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY AND KINESIOLOGY | 2023年 / 8卷 / 01期
关键词：
incomplete spinal cord injury; robot-assisted training; robotics; REHABILITATION; MOTOR; LIMB;
D O I：
10.3390/jfmk8010031
中图分类号：
G8 [体育];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0403 ;
摘要：
Rehabilitation interventions are crucial in promoting neuroplasticity after spinal cord injury (SCI). We provided rehabilitation with a single-joint hybrid assistive limb (HAL-SJ) ankle joint unit (HAL-T) in a patient with incomplete SCI. The patient had incomplete paraplegia and SCI (neurological injury height: L1, ASIA Impairment Scale: C, ASIA motor score (R/L) L4:0/0, S1:1/0) following a rupture fracture of the first lumbar vertebra. The HAL-T consisted of a combination of ankle plantar dorsiflexion exercises in the sitting position, knee flexion, and extension exercises in the standing position, and stepping exercises in the standing position with HAL assistance. The plantar dorsiflexion angles of the left and right ankle joints and electromyograms of the tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscles were measured and compared using a three-dimensional motion analyzer and surface electromyography before and after HAL-T intervention. Phasic electromyographic activity was developed in the left tibialis anterior muscle during plantar dorsiflexion of the ankle joint after the intervention. No changes were observed in the left and right ankle joint angles. We experienced a case in which intervention using HAL-SJ induced muscle potentials in a patient with a spinal cord injury who was unable to perform voluntary ankle movements due to severe motor-sensory dysfunction.
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