Proof-of-concept based on biomechanical changes on propulsion function
Soft robotic exosuits are propulsion-targeting devices [It is noteworthy that the propulsion changes observed in this study were markedly smaller compared to the substantial changes observed in the clinical outcomes of walking speed and walking distance. It is possible that our method of examining locomotor biomechanics (i.e., speed-matching of treadmill conditions) may have dampened the measurable changes in propulsion produced by the intervention period. That is, because propulsion and speed are co-dependent, by fixing the post-training treadmill evaluation speed to the (slower) treadmill evaluation speed used at baseline, the forced slower walking speeds at post-training may have masked a greater ability to produce propulsive forces by our study participants. Indeed, in a subset of 2 study participants (S3, S4) who we were able to add overground walking biomechanics evaluations (see Supplementary Table 