Abstract:
LIFESUIT Exoskeleton Gives the Gift of Walking so They Shall Walk. Recent studies have shown the majority of paralyzed people who participate in passive exercise therapy ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
LIFESUIT Exoskeleton Gives the Gift of Walking so They Shall Walk. Recent studies have shown the majority of paralyzed people who participate in passive exercise therapy will regain mobility and learn to walk'." 111 The current medical system only pays for one session per week or month. i" The LIFE SUIT therapy system will allow a full therapy session to be recorded". By outfitting the therapist with a telemetry suit, the patient in the LIFESUIT can be moved through the entire exercise routine. The recordings are stored in a patient profile", for future use. The recorded session could be "played back" allowing the paralyzed person to exercise daily and get the exercise they need to fully recover. Collaboration between the They Shall Walk.org clinic in Seattle and other physical therapy clinics in India, Nepal, Kenya and other parts of the world will facilitate faster development of exercise and therapy recordings that can then be shared. The LIFE SUIT Exoskeleton prototype allows actual recovery from paralysis using the existing funded therapy and exercise sessions.
Date of Conference: 10-13 October 2014
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 04 December 2014
Electronic ISBN:978-1-4799-7193-0