Talk:Gait training
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[edit]Gait training for neurologic patients -also called locomotion therapy- many times is performed on treadmills while 2 therapists assisting the patients leg to move forward step by step. This is extremely exhausting for the therapists who many times have unergonomic working position and thus not only suffering from fatigue but also from back and shoulder pain. Help is given by a very reasonable priced new gait training and gait correction system called robowalk expander, designed and launched by h/p/cosmos sport & medical gmbh in Germany. robowalk allows to reduce required therapists from 2 to to only 1 and the power and labour intensive task is done by expander cables. How does the new h/p/cosmos robowalk® expander work? First, elastic cables are attached to patient´s legs with comfortable leg cuffs. As the patient walks, the cables at the front assist the movement of the legs with support. The cables at the rear can be used also as resistance and for gait correction training. Both the front and back system can be utilized together for even greater training effects. By adjusting the angle of the support/resistance cables either vertically or horizontally, movement correction is possible. The patented tension adjustment module involves readable scales on each cable for tension monitoring. - gait training and gait correction for orthopaedic or neurological patients - gait improvement - motion support - mobilization of spastic patients - supports therapists in manual locomotion therapy - strength and coordination training
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 8 January 2019 and 16 April 2019. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Chang.sar. Peer reviewers: Chang.sar, Ellisonkim99.
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[edit]Hi! I see that there is not really a talk page here but I thought I'd just start the discussion. I am editing this article as part of a Wikiedu course assignment, and have made many changes to the original article. Mainly I added various aspects of gait training that were not addressed in the previous writing, most notably about the gait cycle, assistive devices, and gait training with assistive devices. I also moved around some of the original writing to better fit the organization of the article. There are definitely more edits and improvements to be made to this article, however I hope that my additions are a step in the right path. Feel free to give any additional suggestions for improvements. Chang.sar (talk) 01:22, 19 March 2019 (UTC)