中国神经再生研究(英文版) ›› 2021, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (10): 2021-2022.doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.308095

• 观点:退行性病与再生 • 上一篇    下一篇

生物反馈疗法在帕金森病中的潜在作用

  

  • 出版日期:2021-10-15 发布日期:2021-03-19

Potential role of biofeedback therapy for Parkinson’s diseas

Naoya Kotani, Takashi Morishita*, Tooru Inoue   

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Fukuoka University Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan (Kotani N, Morishita T, Inoue T)
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan (Kotani N)
  • Online:2021-10-15 Published:2021-03-19
  • Contact: Takashi Morishita, MD, PhD, tmorishita@fukuoka-u.ac.jp.

摘要:

Neural Regen Res可穿戴机器人HAL改善帕金森病患者的运动障碍

混合辅助肢体(HAL) 疗法是一种机器人辅助的生物反馈运动疗法。机器人的运动是由表面电极检测到的生物电信号触发的。它支持受损肌肉的自发运动并产生感觉反馈。利用HAL进行低负荷有节奏运动可激活脊髓中枢模式发生器,使患者受损肌肉的运动输出正常化,从而改善运动和步态障碍。

来自日本福冈大学医学院神经外科的Takashi Morishita博士团队研究发现HAL疗法能改善帕金森病患者的步行能力和步态障碍,并且这种改善效果维持了3个月。Cyberdyne公司已于2020年开始在日本为帕金森患者提供腰椎型HAL机器人的家庭租借服务。

文章在《中国神经再生研究(英文版)》杂志202110 10  期发表。

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0789-7776 (Takashi Morishita)

Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurological disorder characterized by rigidity, tremor, bradykinesia, and postural instability. Gait disturbance is one of cardinal symptoms of PD and affects the activities of daily living and quality of life. This symptom in advanced PD patients is usually refractory to medication and surgical intervention such as deep brain stimulation (Morishita et al., 2016). Therefore, physical therapy with an efficient exercise program is important to maintain or improve gait ability. Among the various rehabilitation programs, biofeedback therapy is drawing attention as a rehabilitation method. Biofeedback is a technique that aims to make unconscious or involuntary bodily processes perceptible so that patients can control them consciously. We recently reported the effect of biofeedback therapy using a robot suit hybrid assistive limb (HAL) on PD patients (Kotani et al., 2020). HAL is a robotic exoskeleton designed to facilitate movements and was developed based on the “interactive biofeedback” theory (Morishita and Inoue, 2016). Specifically, the movement of the robot is triggered by bioelectric signals detected by surface electrodes. It supports the spontaneous movement of impaired muscles and generates sensory feedback. In our study, we used the HAL lumbar type. Eight patients with advanced PD participated in this study. The participants performed HAL-assisted core exercises and squats, one session per day, for a total of five sessions. In our study, exercise with HAL improved walking ability after the short period of the five sessions, and the effect was maintained for 3 months. We considered that the HAL exercises were successful because the biofeedback of HAL is predominantly via the proprioceptive receptors. The robot enables patients to achieve repetitive movements.