Impacts of a lower limb exoskeleton robot on anxious stroke patients

Jiyu Zhang,Tian Wang,Qi Qi,Qingyu Zhao,Jiajia Yao,S.O Oladokun,S Lu

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202021803050

Abstract

To explore the intervention effect of exoskeleton robot training on anxiety of stroke patients. Methods 24 stroke patients with hemiplegia were randomly divided into experimental group and control group, with 12 cases in each group. Moreover, the robot group took the walking training with UGO 210, a lower limb exoskeleton walking rehabilitation, once per day, 30 minutes per time, a total of 20 times of treatment. Before the trial and at the end of the trial cycle, patients’ emotions were assessed using the Self-rating Anxiety scale (SAS), and the efficacy of the two groups was compared. Results: The scores of anxiety scale decreased in both groups (P <0.05), and there was no difference between the two groups (P <0.05). Conclusion: The use of exoskeleton robot can improve the anxiety of stroke patients, but there is no difference compared with the conventional walking training.

Highlights

Stroke is one of the most common cardiocerebrovascular diseases, with 65/10 of mortality, and 70% of survival patients have different degrees of dyskinesia[1]
When hemiplegic patients walk with exoskeleton robot, the regular repetitive activities of hip, knee and ankle joints of lower limbs can make muscle and connective tissue contract adaptively, reducing muscle tension [8], forming a correct walking mode [9], and indirectly preventing abnormal gait that is caused by the damage of central nervous system
6 Statistical analysis Self-rating Anxiety scale (SAS) 9.2 was used for statistical analysis, and comparisons were made between the two groups at each follow-up point

Summary

Introduction

Stroke is one of the most common cardiocerebrovascular diseases, with 65/10 of mortality, and 70% of survival patients have different degrees of dyskinesia[1]. As a new high technology, exoskeleton rehabilitation robot has mainly been used in the field of spinal cord injury [6] It has the following advantages: providing certain protection for patients to complete the normal activities, having reliable and accurate number measurement, assisting the patients with dyskinesia when performing training [7], reestablishing the flat walking mode, and improving the psychological state after injury. When hemiplegic patients walk with exoskeleton robot, the regular repetitive activities of hip, knee and ankle joints of lower limbs can make muscle and connective tissue contract adaptively, reducing muscle tension [8], forming a correct walking mode [9], and indirectly preventing abnormal gait that is caused by the damage of central nervous system. According to the remarkably evidence, based on the principles of motor learning, a high number of task-oriented [10] and repetitive movements can improve muscular strength, and the co-ordination of movement for neurological patients

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