1. Admission into the spinal cord injury rehabilitation facility |
1. Poor upright tolerance for less than 30 min (i.e. orthostatic hypotension) |
2. 18 years or older |
2. Uncontrolled cardiovascular conditions |
3. Physician-confirmed diagnosis of SCI with lower extremity weakness/paralysis |
3. Colostomy that could impact proper device fitting |
4. Clinically indicated ambulation goals |
4. Pregnant |
5. Sufficient strength and function in the upper extremities to manage walking aids |
5. Fracture risk – based on clinician assessment |
6. Able to fit within the exoskeleton device |
6. Skin integrity issues in areas that would contact the device or get worse with device usage |
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7. Anything that would prevent safe standing and walking in the device |