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In Episode 16, Kathleen O’Donnell discusses the motivation and clinical insights which helped to inform the development of the ReStore Exo-Suit.
Kathleen highlights how the initial concept for the ReStore Exo-Suit stemmed from the understanding of the importance of restoring paretic propulsion to help maximize functional gait outcomes and community reintegration after stroke. Kathleen also provides an overview of some of the basic features and treatment modes of ReStore, as well as summarizes some of the early research on Exo-Suits which demonstrates the impact of exo-suit augmented gait training on both immediate and longer-term therapeutic outcomes.
To request a ReStore Demo or Inservice (virtual or in-person!), or for more information on ReWalk Robotics, please reach out to us via our contact form at https://rewalk.com/contact/
In case you missed last week’s episode, click here to watch Topics in Neuro Rehab Ep 15: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGbHd…
To learn more about Kathleen’s work on the ReStore Exo-Suit, or any of the references mentioned in her talk, please visit the links below: ReStore Exo-Suit: https://rewalk.com/restore-exo-suit/ ReStore Modes of Function: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pC3f… Kathleen’s TEDMED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWPyg… Watch a robotic exosuit help a stroke patient walk (Science Magazine): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWLgf…
References: Awad, Louis N., HaoYuan Hsiao, and Stuart A. Binder-Macleod. “Central Drive to the Paretic Ankle Plantarflexors Affects the Relationship Between Propulsion and Walking Speed After Stroke.” Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy 44.1 (2020): 42-48. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31834…
Perry, Jacquelin, Mary Garrett, JoAnne K. Gronley, and Sara J. Mulroy. “Classification of walking handicap in the stroke population.” Stroke 26, no. 6 (1995): 982-989. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/…
Fulk, George D., Ying He, Pierce Boyne, and Kari Dunning. “Predicting home and community walking activity poststroke.” Stroke 48, no. 2 (2017): 406-411. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/…
Bowden, Mark G., Chitralakshmi K. Balasubramanian, Andrea L. Behrman, and Steven A. Kautz. “Validation of a speed-based classification system using quantitative measures of walking performance poststroke.” Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 22, no. 6 (2008): 672-675. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/…
Awad, Louis N., Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, Ryan T. Pohlig, and Darcy S. Reisman. “Paretic propulsion and trailing limb angle are key determinants of long-distance walking function after stroke.” Neurorehabilitation and neural repair 29, no. 6 (2015): 499-508. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full…
Awad, Louis N., Jaehyun Bae, Kathleen O’donnell, Stefano MM De Rossi, Kathryn Hendron, Lizeth H. Sloot, Pawel Kudzia et al. “A soft robotic exosuit improves walking in patients after stroke.” Science translational medicine 9, no. 400 (2017). https://stm.sciencemag.org/content/9/…
Awad, Louis N., Jaehyun Bae, Pawel Kudzia, Andrew Long, Kathryn Hendron, Kenneth G. Holt, Kathleen O’Donnell, Terry D. Ellis, and Conor J. Walsh. “Reducing circumduction and hip hiking during hemiparetic walking through targeted assistance of the paretic limb using a soft robotic exosuit.” American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 96, no. 10 (2017): S157-S164. https://journals.lww.com/ajpmr/Abstra…
Sloot, L., J. Bae, L. Baker, K. O’Donnell, N. Menard, F. Porciuncula, D. Choe, T. Ellis, L. Awad, and C. Walsh. “O 089-A soft robotic exosuit assisting the paretic ankle in patients post-stroke: Effect on muscle activation during overground walking.” Gait & posture (2018). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science…
FDA Clearance Letter: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_d…
Porcuincula et al. “Soft Robotic Exosuits for Targeted Gait Rehabilitation After Stroke: A Case Study” American Society of Neurorehabilitation conference 2019. https://www.researchgate.net/publicat…
NR Times Quarterly Publication, Dec 2019, UK https://www.nrtimes.co.uk/walking-the…
