In
addition, our results suggest that even patients who
have undergone sufficient gait training and have established
their own new gait pattern may not benefit from
the use of a HAL suit. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy
that, although the stride length and walking speed
results varied among patients, none showed an increase
in PCI values, and 6 patients could walk more efficiently
with a KAFO on the day after wearing the HAL suit
compared with walking with a KAFO before wearing the
HAL suit. The use of the HAL suit forced the patients
and their therapists to pay more attention to several factors
involved in walking such as raising the lower extremities,
stride length and walking speed