Might be great for rehab centers, can't see any possibility for outpatient use. Research should be able to determine the efficacy of graduating from this to unsupported walking, but that won't occur. My partial body weight supported walking did not work because I needed full weight on my legs in order to counteract the spasticity.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/andago-walks-away-design-award-mike-fuhrmann?trk=pulse_spock-articles
The video on the site misses the fact that this frame doesn't have a coffee holder.
This is really a good start into 2016.
IF International Forum Design GmbH is one of the oldest truly
independent design institutions in the world and has been around since
1953 to identify, support and promote good design, to raise awareness of
design among the public and to effect social change through design.
This is the mission of the annual design competition, IF Design Award.
Frankly, I am really thrilled we won this award for our latest
innovation Andago. An award like this is a wonderful opportunity to
announce that Andago is now on its way to training floors in modern
rehabilitation centers around the world. It’s amazing how many requests
we are receiving since we presented our prototype on a handful selected
events in 2015.
It also shows how much innovation power Hocoma has built up over the
last years to really develop new disruptive robotic devices that have
the power to shape and redefine modern and effective rehabiliation in
future.
Worldwide, US-based MossRehab was the first rehabilitation facility to pilot therapy with the Andago.
“It’s
guided by your own walking,” said Alberto Esquenazi, MD, MossRehab's
chief medical officer explains. “The Andago will enable patients who’ve
had a stroke or a traumatic brain injury to move more quickly from
supported or assisted gait to unsupported walking".
A great opportunity to experience Adago will be the 9th World Congress for Neurorehabilitation (WCNR) that takes place in Philadelphia from May 10th to 13th, 2016.
We also just opened our registrations for a guided visit to MossRehab, Philadelphia’s largest provider of physical medicine and rehabilitation, on May 11th, 2016, to see and experience first-hand their state-of-the-art rehabilitation therapy.
This
special visit also includes lectures by some of the greatest experts in
the field: MossRehab’s own Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Albert Esquenazi,
and Prof. Dr. Leopold Saltuari, Head of Department of Neurology in
Hochzirl, Austria, on the topic of Efficient Integration of New Technology into Clinical Practice in Rehabilitation.
So, grab your chance now to feel innovation first-hand as seats are limited.
Let's shape a better rehabilitation world in future.
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