Topics in Neuro Rehab Ep 15: Exoskeletons for Locomotor Training @Lifeward

Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Topics in NeuroRehabilitation - Episode 15. Shuo-Hsiu (James) Chang, PT, PhD provides a comprehensive overview of various exoskeletons used for locomotor training in clinical practice and in research. James highlights examples from his own experience and research studies to demonstrate the broad range of applications for exoskeletons, including various patient populations such as SCI, MS, or CVA, as well as at different time points during the rehabilitation process and in various clinical and community settings.

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In case you missed last week's episode, click here to watch Topics in Neuro Rehab Ep 14: youtube.com/watch?v=yPOwfk2uI-k

To learn more about James' research on exoskeletons, please visit the following links:

UT Health Science Center - Houston: https://www.uth.edu/

TIRR Memorial Hermann NeuroRecovery Research Center: tirr.memorialhermann.org/research/neurorecovery-research-center

Chang, Shuo-Hsiu, Taimoor Afzal, Jeffrey Berliner, and Gerard E. Francisco. "Exoskeleton-assisted gait training to improve gait in individuals with spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized study." Pilot and feasibility studies 4, no. 1 (2018): 1-10. pilotfeasibilitystudies.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40814-018-0247-y

Afzal, Taimoor, Shih-Chiao Tseng, John A. Lincoln, Marcie Kern, Gerard E. Francisco, and Shuo-Hsiu Chang. "Exoskeleton-assisted Gait Training in Persons With Multiple Sclerosis: A Single-Group Pilot Study." Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 101, no. 4 (2020): 599-606. sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003999319314352?casa_token=1Jz9OYxK2hQAAAAA:wpyZ9jvI4LS-rz8Rg7E3dJXI9FLUtu227c_QPFNfDFnWr95bu0z22ILZ9fhL6_6hNkhSxtxyxCE

Poritz, Julia MP, Heather B. Taylor, Gerard Francisco, and Shuo-Hsiu Chang. "User satisfaction with lower limb wearable robotic exoskeletons." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2019). tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17483107.2019.1574917

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$Topics in NeuroRehab Ep 27: Bone Density Health after Spinal Cord Injury Hear from Dr. Christopher Cirnigliaro, Ph.D., CEP, CBDT, Senior Research Coordinator at the VA RR&D National Center for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY as he discusses recent research examining bone health after SCI. Learn about the current methods being utilized for examination, prognosis and treatment of this commonly faced issue. To learn more about this web series and ReWalk Robotics, please visit us at https://rewalk.com/ In case you missed last months episode of Topics in NeuroRehabilitation, you can watch episode 26 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpTX2l3YEaY&list=PLqp_VphhkIqgqWfHGtVMOca2TZU3kXLwV&index=26 To learn more about Dr. Cirnigliaros research and some of the resources he mentions in his talk, please follow the links below: Frost, H M. “The mechanostat: a proposed pathogenic mechanism of osteoporoses and the bone mass effects of mechanical and nonmechanical agents.” Bone and mineral vol. 2,2 (1987): 73-85. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3333019/ Garland, Douglas E et al. “Risk factors for osteoporosis at the knee in the spinal cord injury population.” The journal of spinal cord medicine vol. 27,3 (2004): 202-6. doi:10.1080/10790268.2004.11753748 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15478520/ Garland, D E et al. “Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury.” Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society vol. 10,3 (1992): 371-8. doi:10.1002/jor.1100100309 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1569500/ Garland, D E et al. Fracture Threshold and Risk for Osteoporosis and Pathologic Fractures in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil 1 July 2005; 11 (1): 61–69. doi: https://doi.org/10.1310/G6TD-HPGC-XM3Q-7YJH Lala, D et al. “Exploring the determinants of fracture risk among individuals with spinal cord injury.” Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA vol. 25,1 (2014): 177-85. doi:10.1007/s00198-013-2419-1 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23812595/ McPherson, J G et al. “Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry of the knee in spinal cord injury: methodology and correlation with quantitative computed tomography.” Spinal cord vol. 52,11 (2014): 821-5. doi:10.1038/sc.2014.122 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25023861/ Mohr, T et al. “Increased bone mineral density after prolonged electrically induced cycle training of paralyzed limbs in spinal cord injured man.” Calcified tissue international vol. 61,1 (1997): 22-5. doi:10.1007/s002239900286 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9192506/ Morse, Leslie R et al. “Bone Mineral Density Testing in Spinal Cord Injury: 2019 ISCD Official Position.” Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry vol. 22,4 (2019): 554-566. doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2019.07.012 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31501005/ Shields, Richard K et al. “Bone mineral density after spinal cord injury: a reliable method for knee measurement.” Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation vol. 86,10 (2005): 1969-73. doi:10.1016/j.apmr.2005.06.001 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16213240/ Spungen, Ann M et al. “The design of a randomized control trial of exoskeletal-assisted walking in the home and community on quality of life in persons with chronic spinal cord injury.” Contemporary clinical trials vol. 96 (2020): 106102. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2020.106102 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32800962/ Vestergaard, P et al. “Fracture rates and risk factors for fractures in patients with spinal cord injury.” Spinal cord vol. 36,11 (1998): 790-6. doi:10.1038/sj.sc.3100648 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9848488/ Watts, Nelson B et al. “2013 International Society for Clinical Densitometry Position Development Conference: Task Force on Normative Databases.” Journal of clinical densitometry : the official journal of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry vol. 16,4 (2013): 472-81. doi:10.1016/j.jocd.2013.08.001 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24076161/$