Research progress and development trend of lower extremity exoskeleton rehabilitation robot

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2022.02.017

Abstract

Abstract:

Lower limb motor dysfunction caused by various causes is an important public health problem in the world today. Lower extremity exoskeleton rehabilitation robot is a new type of wearable bionic device, which is mainly used to realize the standing and walking of patients with lower extremity motor dysfunction. It is a hot research topic in rehabilitation medicine at present. By reviewing the history of lower extremity exoskeleton rehabilitation robot, some breakthroughs and developments are found to have been made in this field in recent years. In the future, if we can overcome the technical problems such as portability, intelligence and modularization, it will be possible to maximize the recovery of patients with lower limb dysfunction. In this paper, the key technologies and clinical applications of wearable lower extremity exoskeleton rehabilitation robot are reviewed comprehensively, and new prospects for the research and development in this field are proposed.

Key words: exoskeleton robot, lower limb dysfunction, stroke, spinal cord injury, rehabilitation training, man-machine interaction, intelligent, modular

CLC Number:

R608

Jiyu HAN, Yanhong WANG, Daqian WAN. Research progress and development trend of lower extremity exoskeleton rehabilitation robot[J]. JOURNAL OF SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCIENCE), 2022, 42(2): 241-246.

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