Seventy paraplegics (low-level injury) were fitted with an improved Reciprocating Gait Orthosis (RGO II) powered with or without electrical stimulation of the thigh muscles as a secondary ...

Study design: Comparative study of the effectiveness of walking exercise with a newly developed gait orthosis, the weight-bearing control (WBC) orthosis, for thoracic level of paraplegic patients.

A young Central Texas boy who was paralyzed as a toddler when he rolled off an ottoman just eight inches off the ground continues to defy the odds and is now getting the chance to stand up and walk.

The patient population fitted with the RGO II consisted of 50 males and 20 females who voluntarily sought treatment with the RGO II. Injury level distribution is noted in Figure 1A. The majority of ...