Kazushi Takahashi, Masafumi Mizukami, Hiroki Watanabe, Mayumi Matsuda Kuroda, Yukiyo Shimizu, Takashi Nakajima, Hirotaka Mutsuzaki, Hiroshi Kamada, Kayo Tokeji, Yasushi Hada, Kazunori Koseki, Kenichi Yoshikawa, Tomohiro Nakayama, Nobuaki Iwasaki, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Yoshiyuki Sankai, Masashi Yamazaki, Akira Matsumura, Aiki Marushima
INTRODUCTION: The wearable cyborg Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) is the world's first cyborg-type wearable robotic device, and it assists the user's voluntary movements and facilitates muscle activities. However, since the minimum height required for using the HAL is 150 cm, a smaller HAL (2S size) has been newly developed for pediatric use. This study aimed to (1) examine the feasibility and safety of a protocol for treatments with HAL (2S size) in pediatric patients and (2) explore the optimal method for assessing the efficacy of HAL...
2023: Frontiers in Neurology