Ankle passive and active movement training in children with acute brain injury using a wearable robot.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a wearable robotic device in guiding isometric torque generation and passive-active movement training for ankle motor recovery in children with acute brain injury.

Participants/setting: Ten inpatient children with acute brain injury being treated in a rehabilitation hospital.

Design: Daily robot-guided ankle passive-active movement therapy for 15 sessions, including isometric torque generation under real-time feedback, stretch-ing, and active movement training with motivating games using a wearable ankle rehabilitation robot.