Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Topics in NeuroRehabilitation - Episode 19. Pierre Asselin, MS, from the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY gives a detailed overview of some of the metabolic and physiological responses his research group has reported in an analysis of US Veterans who are regular exoskeleton users. Regular exoskeleton users who have achieved independent status demonstrate similar magnitudes of lower limb loading response to healthy individuals, and are able to achieve a moderate level of metabolic activity during exercise. Most significantly, this research also demonstrated the potential for regular exoskeleton use to reduce body fat in individuals with SCI, which has not been demonstrated by any other interventions within this population.
To learn more about the ReWalk exoskeleton or to request a demo, please reach out via our contact page here: rewalk.com/contact
In case you missed last month's episode, click here to watch Topics in NeuroRehabilitation Episode 18: youtube.com/watch?v=UzFVB3vhT6Q
To learn more about Pierre's work at the VA and his research, please visit the links below:
Center of Excellence on the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury: rehab.research.va.gov/cent/bronx.html
References:
Fineberg, Drew B., Pierre Asselin, Noam Y. Harel, Irina Agranova-Breyter, Stephen D. Kornfeld, William A. Bauman, and Ann M. Spungen. "Vertical ground reaction force-based analysis of powered exoskeleton-assisted walking in persons with motor-complete paraplegia." The journal of spinal cord medicine 36, no. 4 (2013): 313-321. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000126
Asselin, Pierre, Steven Knezevic, Stephen Kornfeld, Christopher Cirnigliaro, Irina Agranova-Breyter, and William A. Bauman. "Heart rate and oxygen demand of powered exoskeleton-assisted walking in persons with paraplegia." Journal of rehabilitation research and development 52, no. 2 (2015): 147. rehab.research.va.gov/jour/2015/522/pdf/jrrd-2014-02-0060.pdf
Spungen, Ann M., Pierre K. Asselin, Drew B. Fineberg, Stephen D. Kornfeld, and Noam Y. Harel. "Exoskeletal-assisted walking for persons with motor-complete paraplegia." NATO Science and Technology Organization (2013): 15-17. http://www.ryzur.com.cn/uploadfile/2016/0830/20160830115519272.pdf
Asselin, Pierre K., Manuel Avedissian, Steven Knezevic, Stephen Kornfeld, and Ann M. Spungen. "Training persons with spinal cord injury to ambulate using a powered exoskeleton." JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) 112 (2016): e54071. jove.com/t/54071/training-persons-with-spinal-cord-injury-to-ambulate-using-powered
Spungen, Ann, Pierre Asselin, Drew Fineberg, Noam Harel, Steve Kornfeld, and William Bauman. "Beneficial changes in body composition after exoskeletal-assisted walking: Implications for improved metabolic function." Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 19, no. 1 (2013): 8-9.
Karelis, Antony D., Livia Pinheiro Carvalho, Manuel Jose Escalona Castillo, Dany H. Gagnon, and Mylene Aubertin-Leheudre. "Effect on body composition and bone mineral density of walking with a robotic exoskeleton in adults with chronic spinal cord injury." Journal of rehabilitation medicine 49, no. 1 (2017): 84-87. ingentaconnect.com/contentone/mjl/sreh/2017/00000049/00000001/art00013
Topics in NeuroRehabilitation - Episode 19. Pierre Asselin, MS, from the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, NY gives a detailed overview of some of the metabolic and physiological responses his research group has reported in an analysis of US Veterans who are regular exoskeleton users. Regular exoskeleton users who have achieved independent status demonstrate similar magnitudes of lower limb loading response to healthy individuals, and are able to achieve a moderate level of metabolic activity during exercise. Most significantly, this research also demonstrated the potential for regular exoskeleton use to reduce body fat in individuals with SCI, which has not been demonstrated by any other interventions within this population.
To learn more about the ReWalk exoskeleton or to request a demo, please reach out via our contact page here: rewalk.com/contact
In case you missed last month's episode, click here to watch Topics in NeuroRehabilitation Episode 18: youtube.com/watch?v=UzFVB3vhT6Q
To learn more about Pierre's work at the VA and his research, please visit the links below:
Center of Excellence on the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury: rehab.research.va.gov/cent/bronx.html
References:
Fineberg, Drew B., Pierre Asselin, Noam Y. Harel, Irina Agranova-Breyter, Stephen D. Kornfeld, William A. Bauman, and Ann M. Spungen. "Vertical ground reaction force-based analysis of powered exoskeleton-assisted walking in persons with motor-complete paraplegia." The journal of spinal cord medicine 36, no. 4 (2013): 313-321. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000126
Asselin, Pierre, Steven Knezevic, Stephen Kornfeld, Christopher Cirnigliaro, Irina Agranova-Breyter, and William A. Bauman. "Heart rate and oxygen demand of powered exoskeleton-assisted walking in persons with paraplegia." Journal of rehabilitation research and development 52, no. 2 (2015): 147. rehab.research.va.gov/jour/2015/522/pdf/jrrd-2014-02-0060.pdf
Spungen, Ann M., Pierre K. Asselin, Drew B. Fineberg, Stephen D. Kornfeld, and Noam Y. Harel. "Exoskeletal-assisted walking for persons with motor-complete paraplegia." NATO Science and Technology Organization (2013): 15-17. http://www.ryzur.com.cn/uploadfile/2016/0830/20160830115519272.pdf
Asselin, Pierre K., Manuel Avedissian, Steven Knezevic, Stephen Kornfeld, and Ann M. Spungen. "Training persons with spinal cord injury to ambulate using a powered exoskeleton." JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) 112 (2016): e54071. jove.com/t/54071/training-persons-with-spinal-cord-injury-to-ambulate-using-powered
Spungen, Ann, Pierre Asselin, Drew Fineberg, Noam Harel, Steve Kornfeld, and William Bauman. "Beneficial changes in body composition after exoskeletal-assisted walking: Implications for improved metabolic function." Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation 19, no. 1 (2013): 8-9.
Karelis, Antony D., Livia Pinheiro Carvalho, Manuel Jose Escalona Castillo, Dany H. Gagnon, and Mylene Aubertin-Leheudre. "Effect on body composition and bone mineral density of walking with a robotic exoskeleton in adults with chronic spinal cord injury." Journal of rehabilitation medicine 49, no. 1 (2017): 84-87. ingentaconnect.com/contentone/mjl/sreh/2017/00000049/00000001/art00013
