Boy with cerebral palsy takes 1st steps without helping hands — thanks to a robotic walker | CBC News

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Holland Bloorview, the country's largest children's rehabilitation hospital and research centre, is studying if the Trexo device could be used outside hospital settings to help children walk and experience sports for the first time.

Leo Cogger is one of 10 children participating in a study at Holland Bloorview looking at whether a robotic device that helps children walk without assistance could be used outside hospital settings.

A few weeks later, Brown had the chance to see him kick a ball and hold objects while walking, something normally very difficult for him to coordinate, she said. "It provides this sense of autonomy for the kids, even just to be eye-level with their peers," she said. For many, it's also the first time they have been able to really partake in a sport.will look at how the device affects the muscles and the brain so that teams can offer more personalized, accessible rehabilitation in the future, she said.

 

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