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September 21, 2025Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Does robot-assisted gait training represent a true advancement in post-stroke walking rehabilitation?

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PVPrakash VaidhiyalingamSSShrushti Shah

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Overview

Analysis reveals robot-assisted gait training's limited benefits over conventional physiotherapy in stroke recovery.

Key Points

  • Robot-assisted gait training shows inconsistent benefits for walking outcomes in stroke patients, raising doubts about its effectiveness.
  • Clinical trials and systematic reviews indicate that the advancements offered by robotic training may not significantly surpass those of standard physiotherapy.
  • Despite broad adoption, clear evidence supporting the clinical utility of robot-assisted gait training remains elusive.
  • Further exploration is necessary to determine if robot-assisted gait training can offer tangible improvements in post-stroke rehabilitation.

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Vaidhiyalingam et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d46cb831b076d99fa68579https://doi.org/10.1080/14737175.2025.2564712
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