Abstract: Objective  To investigate the effect of lower limb walking machine for assistant training on the improvement of gait in children diagnosed with spastic hemiplegia and cerebral palsy.Methods  Sixteen hemiplegic children who were treated in Harbin Medical University Affiliated Fourth Hospital from May 2022 to November 2023 were randomly divided into control group (n=8) and experimental group (n=8).The control group was given routine rehabilitation training, and the experimental group was given lower limb walking machine for assistant training on this basis.The training time was 30 minutes per time, 6 times a week.Gait parameters such as stride length, unilateral support time, gait cycle,and swing time of children before and after training were collected,and the data changes before and at 8 weeks after intervention were analyzed.ResultsAfter  treatment,there were significant differences between the two groups in the stride length of the affected side,the time of unilateral support,the gait cycle of the affected and healthy sides and the swing time of the affected side (P<0.05);the changes after routine rehabilitation training and lower limb walking machine for assistant training were better than those after routine rehabilitation training,and the children tended to walk correctly.Conclusion  Lower limb walking machine for assistant training can improve the gait cycle of the affected side of hemiplegic children,increase the stride length and unilateral support time of the affected side,prolong the swing time of the affected side,shorten the swing time of the healthy side,and improve the hemiplegic gait.

Key words:

Cerebral palsy, Hemiplegia, Lower limb walking machine for assistant training, Gait, Child