Comparison between the therapeutic effects of robotic-assisted locomotor training and an anti-spastic medication on XXXX .

@entity1 @entity4094 @entity1987 @entity21819 @entity508 @entity1566
UNASSIGNED: We studied the effects of robotic-assisted locomotor (LOKOMAT) training or an anti-spastic medication ( @entity21819 ) on @entity4094 associated with @entity508 in @entity1 with incomplete @entity1566 ( @entity1566 ). Subjects were randomly divided to three groups: Lok, Tiz, and Cont. LOKOMAT training was performed 3 days/week for 4 weeks, with up to 45 minutes of training per session. @entity21819 (2mg) was administered (4\day), for 4 weeks. Subjects in Cont group received no intervention. The @entity1 were evaluated before and after 4 weeks of training, and the effects of training on the intrinsic (muscular) and reflexive components of the neuromuscular properties were quantified over the ankle range-of-motion. A parallel-cascade system identification technique was used to determine the reflex and intrinsic stiffness of the ankle joint as a function of ankle position at each time point. The intercept and slope of the stiffness vs. joint angle curve were then calculated and tracked over the four-week period. The number of subjects that achieved the @entity1987 ( @entity1987 ) for the intercepts and slopes, and levels of changes were compared. Both Lokomat and @entity21819 resulted in significant reduction in both intercept and slope of reflex and intrinsic stiffness. However, a higher proportion of subjects in Lok group achieved the @entity1987 for the reflex (>90%) and intrinsic (65-78%) parameters compared with Tiz group (up to 63% and 25% for reflex and intrinsic parameters, respectively). The levels of reduction were also higher in the Lok than the Tiz group. No one in the Cont group achieved the @entity1987 . Our findings demonstrate that LOKOMAT training can be more efficient in modifying @entity4094 associated with @entity508 than @entity21819 .
