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Gait roboticsat Gmundnerberg therapy centre
Since 2017, the Gmundnerberg Therapy Centre has used the THERA-Trainer lyra to improve gait rehabilitation for neurological patients. Robotic gait training boosts neuroplasticity and enables faster recovery through high-repetition, task-specific therapy.
Primar Hermann Moser
Head of the Neurological Therapy Center Gmundnerberg
The Neurological Therapy Center Gmundnerberg (NTG) has been using the THERA-Trainer lyra gait trainer since March 2017, helping to expand its treatment offering in the gait rehabilitation of neurological patients.
Choosing the right gait rehabilitation is extremely important for restoring impaired walking ability, such as can occur in neurological disorders (e.g. stroke, spinal cord injury, MS, Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy and TBI). The following factors are particularly crucial:
• Frequent repetition
• Task specificity
• Independent activity
• Motivation of the learner
Automated gait therapy, which reduces physical strain during the training and improves efficiency though increased repetitions, is at the cutting edge of technology in this field. The NTG therefore recently started using the state-of-the-art lyra gait trainer. "We are pleased to be one of the first institutions in Austria to offer therapy with lyra. The introduction of end-effector robotics is an important step in the overall care of our patients and enables state-of-the art gait rehabilitation", says Medical Director Dr Hermann Moser, M. Sc.
• Frequent repetition
• Task specificity
• Independent activity
• Motivation of the learner
Automated gait therapy, which reduces physical strain during the training and improves efficiency though increased repetitions, is at the cutting edge of technology in this field. The NTG therefore recently started using the state-of-the-art lyra gait trainer. "We are pleased to be one of the first institutions in Austria to offer therapy with lyra. The introduction of end-effector robotics is an important step in the overall care of our patients and enables state-of-the art gait rehabilitation", says Medical Director Dr Hermann Moser, M. Sc.
Faster therapy success
With the lyra gait trainer, severely affected patients can be gently guided back to daily life, step by step, using gradually adjusted training settings. The patented robotics generate a human gait pattern that specifically stimulates neuroplasticity processes. The combination of high repetition rates and a human gait pattern allows faster therapeutic success in regaining a natural and safe gait pattern. "The lyra trainer optimally supports the patients and therapists in achieving their common goal. With this acquisition, we can make the walking training process offered to our patients more targeted and more effective," says Therapy Manager Maria Anna Kraxberger, who is also enthusiastic about the development.
With the lyra gait trainer, severely affected patients can be gently guided back to daily life, step by step, using gradually adjusted training settings. The patented robotics generate a human gait pattern that specifically stimulates neuroplasticity processes. The combination of high repetition rates and a human gait pattern allows faster therapeutic success in regaining a natural and safe gait pattern. "The lyra trainer optimally supports the patients and therapists in achieving their common goal. With this acquisition, we can make the walking training process offered to our patients more targeted and more effective," says Therapy Manager Maria Anna Kraxberger, who is also enthusiastic about the development.
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Primar Hermann Moser
Head of the Neurological Therapy Center Gmundnerberg
Primar Hermann Moser is the head of the Neurological Therapy Center Gmundnerberg. With his extensive experience, he supports patients on their journey back to everyday life and leads an interdisciplinary team specializing in innovative neurological rehabilitation approaches.
Maria Anna Kraxberger
Head of Therapy, Therapiezentrum Gmundnerberg
Maria Anna Kraxberger is a health scientist and senior expert in occupational therapy. As the head of the Gmundnerberg Therapy Center, she played a key role in the development and implementation of electromechanical gait training in the clinic.
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