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About
Ayumu Endo is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation robotics, with a primary focus on the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) exoskeleton for restoring gait function in patients with severe neurological impairments. His work spans spinal cord infarction, cerebral palsy, and post-stroke recovery, demonstrating how voluntary-driven robotic suits can facilitate motor recovery by detecting bioelectric signals from the patient’s own muscles. Endo’s most-cited study (37 citations) reports intensive HAL gait training in acute spinal cord infarction, a condition with no effective medical treatment, showing remarkable functional gains. He also pioneered a staged HAL treatment protocol for acute stroke patients (2021), and his 2019 study on adolescents and adults with cerebral palsy (26 citations) established the feasibility and safety of this technology in a younger population. Beyond these contributions, Endo has explored HAL’s utility in postoperative rehabilitation for thoracic myelopathy and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, consistently demonstrating improvements in voluntary control and walking ability. His cumulative work has positioned HAL as a transformative tool in neurorehabilitation, bridging the gap between robotic assistance and neuroplasticity-driven recovery.
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