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This paper presents the design of a new robotic orthotic solution aimed at improving the rehabilitation of a number of neurological disorders (Multiple Sclerosis, Post-Polio and Stroke). These neurological disorders are the most expensive for the European Health Systems, and the personalization of the therapy will contribute to a 47% cost reduction. Most orthotic devices have been evaluated as an aid to in-hospital training and rehabilitation in patients with motor disorders of various origins. The advancement of technology opens the possibility of new active orthoses able to improve function in the usual environment of the patient, providing added benefits to state-of-the-art devices in life quality. The active knee orthosis aims to serve as a basis to justify the prescription and adaptation of robotic orthoses in patients with impaired gait resulting from neurological processes.
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Garcia, E., Sanz-Merodio, D., Cestari, M., Perez, M., Sancho, J. (2016). An Active Knee Orthosis for the Physical Therapy of Neurological Disorders. In: Reis, L., Moreira, A., Lima, P., Montano, L., Muñoz-Martinez, V. (eds) Robot 2015: Second Iberian Robotics Conference. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 418. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27149-1_26
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