Improving Independence and Quality of Life of Children with Lower-Limb Disabilities
Powered devices for gait rehabilitation and mobility assistance hold great promise for children with conditions that make independent walking a challenge. Children with conditions such as Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury, and Cerebral Palsy, which is the most common pediatric motor disability (occurring in about 3 per 1,000 births in the US each year), are the target population for this device. Some of the benefits of robotic gait therapy include: improvements in standing ability, improvements in walking speed and endurance, improved balance, reduced crouch gait (common walking pattern associated with Cerebral Palsy), and exercise-induced motor learning despite the presence of neurological impairment. Our goal is to provide children with a low-cost device that can be used outside of the clinics and rehabilitation centers so children can receive increased amounts of therapy with the aim of improving their ability to independently care themselves.
Pediatric Exo 