Pediatric Rehab Research Group

Background information:

Robot-assisted locomotion training has been implemented in pediatric neurorehabilitation as an additional therapeutic intervention in gait rehabilitation. However, there is still a lack of well-validated evidence about clinical efficacy.

Goal

To investigate the effectiveness of robot-assisted locomotor therapy on improvements of functional gait parameters in ambulatory children with cerebral palsy.

Project onset

August 2009

Project members

• Corinne Ammann
• Huub van Hedel

Cooperating partners

• Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

• Institute for Movement Sciences and Sport (ETHZ)

Specific ongoing subprojects

• Evaluation of the kinematic and kinetic gait parameters of the lower extremity after robot-assisted locomotor therapy in children with cerebral palsy using 3D gait analysis.

Sponsor

• UBS-Donation Fund of the Children’s University Hospital Zürich
• Anonymous Foundation
• Stiftung Cerebral, Schweizerische Stiftung für das cerebral gelähmte Kind