SCRANTON, Pa. — Therapists at Allied Services use a device called a gait trainer. It is a typical piece of equipment you'd see a child with impaired walking use during a physical therapy session. The ...

Among 6- to 15-year-olds with cerebral palsy, gait training with a wearable, untethered exoskeleton robot improved gross motor function, a randomized clinical trial showed. Improvements among the RAGT ...

Kids suffering from cerebral palsy may soon have a powerful new physical therapy technique in the form of robotic assistance for their legs. A study is being conducted on the potential benefits of the ...

Jasmine Brown, left, talks with University of Illinois engineering students who designed a new gait trainer for her. Jasmine Brown, right, examines the new gait trainer designed by a University of ...