Table 1 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

• Suffering from incomplete spinal cord injury with classification B, C or D under the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNSCI)

• Lesion level at or above L5

• 6–24 months post injury

• Non-progressive lesion

• Able to tolerate tilt-table standing in 90 degrees for more than 30 min

• Able to walk disregarding the use of aids / assistance.

• Contraindications of Lokomat system^a, including

• Orthosis cannot be adjusted to fit the body (lower limbs)

• Body weight greater than 135 kg

• Severely fixed contractures

• Bone instability (non-consolidated fractures, unstable spinal column, severe osteoporosis)

• Open skin lesions in the area of the lower limbs and torso

• Circulatory problems

• Cardiac contraindications

• Uncooperative or self-harming behavior, such as transitory psychotic syndrome

• Severe cognitive deficits

• Patients with (long-term) infusions

• Mechanical ventilation

• Patients with extremely disproportionate growth of the legs or spinal column

• Severe vascular disorders of the lower limbs

• Patients who have been ordered to remain in bed or immobile

• Hip, knee, ankle arthrodesis