This treatment approach includes the suit and an intensive,
well-structured treatment protocol. Adeli suits were
obtained from Zvezda Corporation, Moscow, Russia, and
sized in accordance with the anthropometrical measures.
AST was conducted in accordance with the original Russian
protocol that included the following: (1) massage before fitting
the suit; (2) passive stretching of all limb muscles; (3)
application of the suit by placing the body into proper alignment
and restricting limb positions, thereby loading the
patient’s musculature; and (4) rigorous exercises in the suit,
following an individual programme based on functional
weight-bearing gross motor activities primarily related to
locomotion