A central-peripheral approach to gait rehabilitation in chronic acquired brain injury: robotic training and motor imagery
Alessandro Arnaudo, Eugenio Scaliti, Francesco Damosso, Federica Lovera, Roberto Rebaudengo, Katiuscia Sacco, Marina Zettin, Andrea Cavallo · 2026
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Description
Arnaudo and colleagues tested in 2026 a walking rehabilitation program that pairs robot-assisted gait training with motor imagery for adults with chronic acquired brain injury. Motor imagery means mentally rehearsing movement, which may engage brain motor circuits that robotic stepping alone can miss.
Seven adults completed twelve sessions over four weeks, each with about thirty minutes of active robotic walking. Balance scores and six-minute walking distance improved from the start to the end of the program. Detailed gait measures showed better timing and phase organization on the more affected leg. The usual cost of walking while doing a second task remained, as expected. The authors call the program feasible and say controlled trials should test whether the early gains are real.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Alessandro Arnaudo, Eugenio Scaliti, Francesco Damosso, Federica Lovera, Roberto Rebaudengo, Katiuscia Sacco, Marina Zettin, Andrea Cavallo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |