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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Physical and rehabilitation medicine, medical rehabilitation</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Physical and rehabilitation medicine, medical rehabilitation</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Физическая и реабилитационная медицина, медицинская реабилитация</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2658-6843</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2949-1436</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">649890</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.36425/rehab649890</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ORIGINAL STUDY  ARTICLE</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОРИГИНАЛЬНОЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Locomotor therapy in unweighted conditions in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness. A prospective non-randomized single-center study</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Локомоторная терапия в безопорном состоянии у пациентов с хроническим нарушением сознания: проспективное нерандомизированное моноцентровое исследование</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0561-4879</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">9610-4678</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Nagaev</surname><given-names>Nikita S.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Нагаев</surname><given-names>Никита Сергеевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>nagaevns@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4043-743X</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">4402-0608</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Belkin</surname><given-names>Vladimir A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Белкин</surname><given-names>Владимир Андреевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>vbelkin@neuro-clinic.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0544-1492</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">6683-4704</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Belkin</surname><given-names>Andrey A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Белкин</surname><given-names>Андрей Августович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, профессор</p></bio><email>belkin@neuro-ural.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-1276</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Rudnik</surname><given-names>Evgeniy N.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Рудник</surname><given-names>Евгений Николаевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>erudnik@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6673-8866</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zhiguzhevsky</surname><given-names>Roman A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Жигужевский</surname><given-names>Роман Андреевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>zhiguzhevskiyra@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5845-6385</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Rakhmatullin</surname><given-names>Ildar F.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Рахматуллин</surname><given-names>Ильдар Фарвазович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>rif@krisaf.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9950-4494</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Roznin</surname><given-names>Andrey V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Рознин</surname><given-names>Андрей Вадимович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>roznin.andrei@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Clinical Institute of the Brain</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Клинический институт мозга</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Ural State Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Уральский государственный медицинский университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">LLC «Krisaf»</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">ООО «Крисаф»</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2025-03-19" publication-format="electronic"><day>19</day><month>03</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-04-11" publication-format="electronic"><day>11</day><month>04</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>7</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>13</fpage><lpage>23</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-01-31"><day>31</day><month>01</month><year>2025</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-02-27"><day>27</day><month>02</month><year>2025</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2025, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2025, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.eco-vector.com/2658-6843/article/view/649890">https://journals.eco-vector.com/2658-6843/article/view/649890</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>BACKGROUND</bold>: It is known that regular physical activity stimulates synaptic plasticity in the central nervous system. Neurons involved in movement and sensory integration form new connections, contributing to the restoration of lost functions (angiogenesis, neurogenesis, changes in cortical pathways). Based on this, it was hypothesized that KRISAF device (locomotor therapy in unweighted conditions) in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness, due to the presence of passive stereotyped motor cycles mimicking crawling/swimming/walking, may modulate the recovery of cerebral hemisphere functions and subsequently affect the level of consciousness through the mechanism of afferent ontogenetic “recollection.”</p> <p><bold>AIM</bold>: To assess the changes in cerebral hemisphere function recovery based on the scores of the CRS-R, Behavioral Pain Scale, Ashworth Scale, and Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOS-E) in patients with chronic disorders of consciousness undergoing locomotor therapy in unweighted conditions.</p> <p><bold>MATERIALS AND METHODS</bold>: A descriptive prospective comparative cohort study included 74 patients from 2019 to 2024. They were divided into two groups: intervention group (n=44) and control group (n=30). Patients in the intervention group, in addition to the main course of rehabilitation treatment, received 5 sessions of locomotor therapy in unweighted conditions.</p> <p><bold>RESULTS:</bold> The median level of consciousness score according to the CRS-R scale in the intervention group increased from 6 (5.4–6.6) to 9 (8.1–9.9) points (p=0.0006), while in the control group, it increased from 5.5 (4.7–6.3) to 7 (6–8) points (p=0.0609), indicating a statistically significant difference (p &lt;0.00001).</p> <p><bold>CONCLUSION</bold>: The significant improvement in the CRS-R score at discharge among patients undergoing locomotor therapy indicates that this treatment method has a positive effect on the level of consciousness.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование.</bold> Известно, что регулярная двигательная активность стимулирует синаптическую пластичность в центральной нервной системе. Нейроны, участвующие в движении и сенсорной интеграции, формируют новые связи, что способствует восстановлению утраченных функций (ангиогенез, нейрогенез, изменения в кортикальных путях). В связи с этим предполагалось, что использование аппарата «КРИСАФ» (локомоторная терапия в безопорном состоянии) у пациентов с хроническим нарушением сознания ввиду встроенных пассивных стереотипных двигательных циклов, имитирующих ползание/плавание/ходьбу, может модулировать восстановление функций больших полушарий, а впоследствии и влиять на уровень сознания по механизму афферентного онтогенетического «воспоминания».</p> <p><bold>Цель исследования</bold> ― оценить динамику восстановления функций больших полушарий с помощью шкал CRS-R (пересмотренная версия шкалы восстановления после комы), BPS (поведенческая шкала боли), MAS (шкала спастичности Эшфорта), GOS-E (расширенная версия оригинальной шкалы исходов Глазго) у пациентов с хроническим нарушением сознания, получавших локомоторную терапию в безопорном состоянии.</p> <p><bold>Материалы и методы.</bold> Пациенты, включённые в описательное проспективное сравнительное когортное исследование в период с 2019 по 2024 год (<italic>n</italic>=74), были разделены на две группы ― основную (<italic>n</italic>=44) и контрольную (<italic>n</italic>=30). Пациенты основной группы помимо основного курса реабилитационного лечения получили по 5 процедур локомоторной терапии в безопорном состоянии.</p> <p><bold>Результаты.</bold> Медиана оценки уровня сознания по шкале CRS-R у пациентов основной группы увеличилась с 6 (5,4–6,6) до 9 (8,1–9,9) баллов (<italic>p</italic>=0,0006), а в контрольной группе ― с 5,5 (4,7–6,3) до 7 (6–8) баллов (<italic>p</italic>=0,0609), что свидетельствует о статистически значимой разнице (<italic>p</italic> &lt;0,00001).</p> <p><bold>Заключение.</bold> Выраженное улучшение оценки по шкале CRS-R на момент выписки у пациентов, получавших локомоторную терапию в безопорном состоянии, свидетельствует, что использование данного метода в комплексе реабилитационного лечения оказывает положительное влияние на уровень сознания пациента.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>weightlessness</kwd><kwd>robotic-assisted</kwd><kwd>disorders of consciousness</kwd><kwd>CRS-R scale</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>хроническое нарушение сознания</kwd><kwd>локомоторная терапия</kwd><kwd>безопорное состояние</kwd><kwd>шкала CRS-R</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Wan X, Zhang Ye, Li Ya, Song W. 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