Gait Rehabilitation Using a Locomotion Interface for Clinical Testing

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a gait rehabilitation system using a locomotion interface. The locomotion interface can move a user's feet while it keeps their bodies in the real world. In this study, a locomotion interface was designed for using a hospital. Some conditions were considered in prototype development. The prototype system was placed in a hospital. A half year experiment with 12 hemiplegic patients was conducted in the hospital. And the effectiveness of the system was confirmed.