Tutor system - LegTutor effective tool with intensive robotic and manual gait training in sub-acute stroke

In the February edition of Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation Dr. Conesa and his group from Functional Rehabilitation Department and the Brain Injury Unit, Neurorehabilitation Hospital Institut Guttmann Barcelona, Spain and the Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA report that 8 weeks of intensive physical rehabilitation including robotic and manual gait training was well tolerated by early stroke patients. The group saw significant gains in function with outcome measures including improved walking speed and balance scales. In particular, robotic training on the mid-level gait dysfunction group showed the best improvement. The gait training was split up into robotic gait training from 0-4 weeks and manual gait training weeks 4-8.

The LegTutor is a Leg brace that measures hip and knee movement. it is used to customize isolated and intensive manual gait exercsie practice and give the patients augmented feedback on their performance. The 3DTutor can be used to give intensive ankle exercise practice and assist in treating drop foot.

Foot drop caused by Radiculopathy treated by manual therapy and the 3DTutor

Disease of the spinal nerve roots and spinal nerves particular in the lumbar spine and sacral region of the spine can lead to pain. The locality of pain is dependent on which nerve root is affected. This condition is known as Radiculopathy or radiculitis. Radiculopathy is characterized by a pain that seems to radiate from the spine and extend outward to cause symptoms away from the source of the spinal nerve root irritation. Manual therapy by a physiotherapist, physical therapist, and use of the 3DTutor particular if the pain has led to movement impairment e.g. foot drop
is affective in improving functional walking ability and motivate the patient to exercise despite the pain.