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About
Shuo-Hsiu Chang is a prominent rehabilitation researcher whose work sits at the intersection of robotic exoskeleton technology, locomotor training, and spinal cord injury (SCI) recovery. Best known for pioneering clinical investigations into wearable robotic systems, Chang has significantly advanced our understanding of how exoskeleton-assisted gait training can restore functional mobility in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury. His landmark randomized controlled trial, the WISE study (2022, 73 citations), demonstrated that a 12-week exoskeleton training regimen produced clinically meaningful improvements in gait speed among chronic SCI patients—a landmark finding for the field. Alongside clinical efficacy, Chang has addressed the practical dimensions of exoskeleton integration, including clinician experiences across multiple SCI Model Systems centers (2018, 70 citations), user satisfaction outcomes, and critically, economic considerations such as budget impact analyses (2020, 42 citations) and cost-effectiveness comparisons (2023). His interdisciplinary reach extends to myoelectric control and neuromusculoskeletal modeling, as well as exoskeleton applications in multiple sclerosis populations. With over 340 cumulative citations, Chang's body of work has meaningfully shaped the evidence base guiding robotic rehabilitation policy and clinical practice worldwide.
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- 5User satisfaction with lower limb wearable robotic exoskeletons30 citations · 2019
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