▁by ▁standing ▁or ▁t read mill ▁walking ▁( 5 ▁times ▁week ly ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁weeks ) ▁resulted ▁in ▁no ▁loss ▁or ▁only ▁moder ate ▁loss ▁in ▁trab ec ular ▁b one ▁compared ▁with ▁imm obil ized ▁subjects ▁who ▁lost ▁ 7 - 9 % ▁of ▁trab ec ular ▁b one ▁at ▁the ▁tib ia . ▁G ait ▁training ▁with ▁body ▁weight ▁support , ▁among ▁patients ▁with ▁incomplete ▁sp inal ▁cord ▁inj uries , ▁has ▁also ▁recently ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁effective ▁than ▁conventional ▁phys i other apy ▁for ▁impro ving ▁the ▁spatial - tem por al ▁and ▁kin ematic ▁g ait ▁parameters . ▁ ▁A ▁combination ▁of ▁Body ▁weight ▁supported ▁t read mill ▁training ▁( B W ST T ) ▁and ▁robot ic - ass isted ▁B W ST T ▁is ▁being ▁implemented ▁into ▁some ▁training ▁programs . ▁The ▁benefits ▁include : ▁( 1 ) ▁assist ▁in ▁reprodu cing ▁leg ▁movements ▁and ▁optim izing ▁g ait ▁pattern ▁( speed , ▁step ▁length , ▁amplitude ); ▁( 2 ) ▁training ▁sessions ▁can ▁be ▁prolong ed ▁and ▁walking ▁speed ▁can ▁be ▁adjust ed , ▁increasing ▁motor ▁outcome ; ▁( 3 ) ▁provides ▁consist ency ▁of ▁movement , ▁where ▁manual ▁inter vent ions / c ues ▁by ▁a ▁tra iner ▁may ▁be ▁variable ▁( although ▁a ▁tra iner ▁should ▁analyze ▁the ▁g ait ▁pattern ▁and ▁outcome ▁measures ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁and ▁super v ise ▁training ). ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁note ▁that ▁the ▁patient ▁must ▁be ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁during ▁the ▁robot