A group of scientists from the US-based Robotics and Rehabilitation Lab from the Columbia University School of Engineering, headed by an Indian Scientist, have designed a 'Trunk-Support Trainer' robotic device to assist and train people with spinal cord injuries. The device will measure and define the sitting workspace of patients with spinal cord injuries based on their active trunk control. The device is also expected to prevent patients from falling. It will also regulate movement beyond a patients' postural control or balance limits.
Injuries related to the spinal cord cause devastating damage to the patient’s mobility and sensation. The newly designed Trunk Support Trainer (TruST) robotic device is a motorized cable-driven belt that is placed on the user’s torso and the postural control limits are measured. The device delivers forces on the torso when the patient performs upper…
