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International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJPTR-102, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2015/102
Case Study
The Effect of Using a Powered Exoskeleton Training Programme on Joint Range of Motion on Spinal Injured Individuals: A Pilot Study

Hollie Samantha Forbes White1*, Stephen Hayes1 and Matthew White2

1Department of Sport Health and Exercise Science, University of Hull, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom
2Cyclone Technologies, Orchard House, Sunk Island Road, Ottringham, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU12 0DX, United Kingdom
Dr. Hollie Samantha Forbes White, Department of Sport Health and Exercise Science, University of Hull, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 1482 463645, Fax: +44 1482463855; E-mail: hollie.white@hull.ac.uk
31 October 2014; 24 November 2014; 06 January 2015
White HSF, Hayes S, White M (2015) The Effect of Using a Powered Exoskeleton Training Programme on Joint Range of Motion on Spinal Injured Individuals: A Pilot Study. Int J Phys Ther Rehab 1: 102. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2015/102
© 2015 White et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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