Pediatric Rehab Research Group

The Pediatric Rehab Research Group is currently working on the following projects

• A database for pediatric Lokomat users (PeloBase)
• The creation of a child-friendly virtual environment while walking on the pediatric Lokomat (PeloVir)
• Training arm and hand function with the Pediatric Interactive Therapy System (PITS)
• The development and evaluation of a modular rehabilitation robotics system to improve locomotor function, upper extremity function, as well as cognitive and spatial functions. This project is called “innovative movement therapy in children” (iMiC)
• The development of new and the validation of existing assessment tools to evaluate functional outcome in children with neurological disorders (POEM)
• The evaluation of the effectiveness of robot-assisted locomotor therapy on ambulatory function in children with cerebral palsy (PeloGait)
• Kinematic and kinetic gait analysis of children with neurological movement disorders (3-D Gait)