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Development of Low Cost Devices to Increase Access to Treadmill Training
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Elastic assisted treadmill walking for Spinal Cord Injury. Completed, enrolled 19 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goals of this Model System Program are to expand upon and advance the findings and outcomes of previous and current Model Systems clinical research, to continue to develop and study the effectiveness of innovative treatment strategies for persons with spinal cord injury (SCI); and to evaluate the benefits of a well-designed, comprehensive, coordinated, interdisciplinary continuum of care that lead to improved outcomes for all persons with SCI. In order to achieve these goals, the following objectives of the Midwest Regional Spinal Cord Injury Care System (MRSCICS) model system grant proposal will be accomplished.
Study Details
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Interventions
Rubber band pulley system that will assist therapists in advancing limbs while gait training. The device is positioned in front of a treadmill and the stretch of the elastic bands when a legs moves backwards on a treadmill is resists the movement and facilitates limb swing when walking.