On the Road to Walking? ; Robotic Treadmill Gets Paralyzed Legs Moving
The Washington Times › November 18, 2004
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Edgewater, Md., resident Saul Friedman takes strong, measured strides on a treadmill twice a week despite having suffered a debilitating stroke last year. The 75-year-old's footfalls get a boost from Lokomat, a Swiss-made device that helps his body replicate healthy movements in the hope that it will spur it to re- create those steps.
Kernan Hospital, just outside Baltimore, is one of 12 hospitals and rehabilitation centers nationwide to operate a Lokomat. The National Rehabilitation Hospital in Northeast recently purchased its second Lokomat. Its first, acquired in 2001, was used for clinical trials.See the full content of this document
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On the Road to Walking? ; Robotic Treadmill Gets Paralyzed Legs Moving
Lokomat was introduced domestically three years ago and costs about $235,000.
The elaborate treadmill is intended to increase mobility rates with partially paralyzed patients and those who have suffered strokes.Some rehabilitation centers approximate walking movements using t...See the full content of this document
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