Exercise post-injury is important to staying healthy and can have some additional positive effects on recovery of movement. Treadmill therapy is one option being studied and practiced in many places around North America.
Some research institutes have a Lokomat for research purposes. See the ICORD website to read about
previous studies involving the Lokomat and to see if any new studies are recruiting.
https://icord.org/research/research-studies/
Some rehab units across the country may be getting a Lokomat or similar device. Some private clinics may also have access to a Lokomat or other gait training equipment. Contact your local rehab unit for details or try one of the following:
PARC Gym at ICORD
818 West 10th Ave
Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9
Ph: 604-675-8814
http://icord.org/parc/
The PARC gym is specifically set up for people with spinal cord injury. While they do not have a Lokomat or treadmill available at present, they have many other pieces of accessible equipment to try.
NeuroMotion Physiotherapy (main offices)
369 Terminal Ave.
Vancouver, BC V6A 4C4
Ph: 604-732-8500
and
100-775 Topaz Ave.
Victoria, BC V8T 4Z7
Ph: 250-590-7878
https://neuromotion.ca/lokomat-gait-training
A private clinic with a Lokomat at all its Vancouver and Victoria locations.
Learn more about the Lokomat: https://www.hocoma.com/solutions/lokomat/
