Walking with a powered robotic exoskeleton: Subjective experience, spasticity and pain in spinal cord injured persons.

Background: Powered robotic exoskeletons represent an emerging technology for the gait training of Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) persons. The analysis of the psychological and physical impact of such technology on the patient is crucial in terms of clinical appropriateness of such rehabilitation intervention for SCI persons.

Objective: To investigate the acceptability of overground robot-assisted walking and its effect on pain and spasticity.