Short-term locomotor adaptation to a robotic ankle exoskeleton does not alter soleus Hoffmann reflex amplitude
- Тип контента: Научная статья
- Номер документа: 6375
- Название документа: Short-term locomotor adaptation to a robotic ankle exoskeleton does not alter soleus Hoffmann reflex amplitude
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- Изобретатель/автор: Pei-Chun Kao, Daniel P Ferris, Cara L Lewis
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- Дата публикации документа: 2010-07-31
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- Язык документа: Английский
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- Источник: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
- Вложения: Да
- Аналитик: Глаголева Елена
Background: To improve design of robotic lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation, it is critical to identify neural mecha-nisms that govern locomotor adaptation to robotic assistance. Previously, we demonstrated soleus muscle recruitment decreased by ~35% when walking with a pneumatically-powered ankle exoskeleton providing plantar flexor torque under soleus proportional myoelec-tric control. Since a substantial portion of soleus activation during walking results from the stretch reflex, increased reflex in-hibition is one potential mechanism for reducing soleus recruitment when walking with exoskeleton assistance. This is clinically re-levant because many neurologically impaired populations have hyperactive stretch reflexes and training to reduce the reflexes could lead to substantial improvements in their motor ability. The purpose of this study was to quantify soleus Hoffmann (H-) reflex res-ponses during powered versus unpowered walking. Methods: We tested soleus H-reflex responses in neurologically intact subjects (n=8) that had trained walking with the soleus controlled robotic ankle exoskeleton. Soleus H-reflex was tested at the mid and late stance while subjects walked with the exoskeleton on the treadmill at 1.25 m/s, first without power (first unpowered), then with power (powered), and finally without power again (second unpowered). We also collected joint kinematics and electromyography. Re-sults: When the robotic plantar flexor torque was provided, subjects walked with lower soleus electromyographic (EMG) activation (27-48%) and had concomitant reductions in H-reflex amplitude (12-24%) compared to the first unpowered condition. The H-reflex am-plitude in proportion to the background soleus EMG during powered walking was not significantly different from the two unpowered conditions. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the nervous system does not inhibit the soleus H-reflex in response to short-term adaption to exoskeleton assistance. Future studies should determine if the findings also apply to longterm adaption to the exo-skeleton.
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