Niharika Aswal* and Sanghamitra Jena
Objective: The purpose of this study is to find out the current trends and its effects in locomotor rehabilitation of individuals with incomplete spinal cord.
Methods: Articles were searched through PubMed and Google scholar (year 2016-2020) written in English literature was performed regarding recent advances in the rehabilitation technologies of incomplete SCI patients.
Results: Results of this research were according to the based on the clinical findings: Exoskeleton-assisted Gait Training (EGT), Virtual Reality (VR), Robot-Assisted Locomotor Training (RALT), Home based Virtual Reality, Dynamic weight shifting into treadmill, are currently being used.
Conclusion: As per the study, there has been advancement in rehabilitation technologies and a significant improvement was noticed in incomplete spinal cord injury patients. More clinical trials and further study is needed for better improvement.
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