Max Labelle, 4, was diagnosed with hypotonia cerebral palsy at birth and has just enjoyed the sensation of walking thanks to the Trexo Robotics exoskeleton
A Maple Ridge boy with cerebral palsy is undergoing therapy in Alberta with a new walking device his mother calls a game changer.
However, last year, the family was introduced to a Trexo Robotics Exoskeleton, which is a made-in-Canada, state-of-the-art mobility aid helping children with disabilities walk, and, Jaime said, Max's whole demeanour changed. When the pair, who both studied robotics at the University of Waterloo, began looking for a solution, they discovered there was nothing on the market that would allow for children to walk, in a proper gait pattern, from a device that could be used at home.Jaime said they happened upon the technology by fluke.
Jaime took Max for a week during spring break last year and was impressed with the facility and what they offered. So they went back in early September, for two weeks. The Trexo, explained Jaime, attaches to Max's lower legs and he is strapped into it at his hips and around his chest. It is run through software on a tablet and the robot, she said, will create the movement of walking for Max.
"To help develop new neurological pathways in the brain to teach the brain how to do something it doesn't know how to do," she explained, noting the window to get the neurons functioning more efficiently is up to the age of six. The machine is also helping to strengthen his muscles and joints.
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