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Inter-joint coordination with and without dopaminergic medication in Parkinson’s disease: a case-control study
BackgroundHow the joints exactly move and interact and how this reflects PD-related gait abnormalities and the response to dopaminergic treatment is...
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Intelligent ankle–foot prosthesis based on human structure and motion bionics
The ankle–foot prosthesis aims to compensate for the missing motor functions by fitting the motion characteristics of the human ankle, which...
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Factors leading to falls in transfemoral prosthesis users: a case series of prosthesis-side stumble recovery responses
BackgroundFalls due to stumbling are prevalent for transfemoral prosthesis users and may lead to increased injury risk. This preliminary case series...
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Dual-task improvement of older adults after treadmill walking combined with blood flow restriction of low occlusion pressure: the effect on the heart–brain axis
ObjectiveThis study explored the impact of one session of low-pressure leg blood flow restriction (BFR) during treadmill walking on dual-task...
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Use of cortical hemodynamic responses in digital therapeutics for upper limb rehabilitation in patients with stroke
BackgroundStroke causes long-term disabilities, highlighting the need for innovative rehabilitation strategies for reducing residual impairments....
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Neural basis of lower-limb visual feedback therapy: an EEG study in healthy subjects
BackgroundVideo-feedback observational therapy (VOT) is an intensive rehabilitation technique based on movement repetition and visualization that has...
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CFI: a VR motor rehabilitation serious game design framework integrating rehabilitation function and game design principles with an upper limb case
Virtual reality (VR) Rehabilitation holds the potential to address the challenge that patients feel bored and give up long-term rehabilitation...
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Trend change analysis of postural balance in Parkinson’s disease discriminates between medication state
BackgroundMaintaining static balance is relevant and common in everyday life and it depends on a correct intersegmental coordination. A change or...
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Meta-analysis of the quantitative assessment of lower extremity motor function in elderly individuals based on objective detection
ObjectiveTo avoid deviation caused by the traditional scale method, the present study explored the accuracy, advantages, and disadvantages of...
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Wearable biofeedback device to assess gait features and improve gait pattern in people with parkinson’s disease: a case series
IntroductionPeople with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) show abnormal gait patterns compromising their independence and quality of life. Among all gait...
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A gamified virtual environment intervention for gait rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease: co-creation and feasibility study
BackgroundTreadmill gait training has been shown to improve gait performance in People with Parkinson’s Disease (PwPD), and in combination with...
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Robot-aided assessment and associated brain lesions of impaired ankle proprioception in chronic stroke
BackgroundImpaired ankle proprioception strongly predicts balance dysfunction in chronic stroke. However, only sparse data on ankle position sense...
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Impact of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on cortical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis utilizing functional near-infrared spectroscopy evaluation
BackgroundRepeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) could induce alterations in cortical excitability and promote neuroplasticity. To...
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Enhancing fall risk assessment: instrumenting vision with deep learning during walks
BackgroundFalls are common in a range of clinical cohorts, where routine risk assessment often comprises subjective visual observation only....
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The ankle dorsiflexion kinetics demand to increase swing phase foot-ground clearance: implications for assistive device design and energy demands
BackgroundThe ankle is usually highly effective in modulating the swing foot’s trajectory to ensure safe ground clearance but there are few reports...
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Bimanual coordination and spinal cord neuromodulation: how neural substrates of bimanual movements are altered by transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
Humans use their arms in complex ways that often demand two-handed coordination. Neurological conditions limit this impressive feature of the human...
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Automatic gait events detection with inertial measurement units: healthy subjects and moderate to severe impaired patients
BackgroundRecently, the use of inertial measurement units (IMUs) in quantitative gait analysis has been widely developed in clinical practice....
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Map** of spastic muscle activity after stroke: difference between passive stretch and active contraction
BackgroundInvestigating the spatial distribution of muscle activity would facilitate understanding the underlying mechanism of spasticity. The...
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Time synchronization between parietal–frontocentral connectivity with MRCP and gait in post-stroke bipedal tasks
BackgroundIn post-stroke rehabilitation, functional connectivity (FC), motor-related cortical potential (MRCP), and gait activities are common...
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Post-stroke hand gesture recognition via one-shot transfer learning using prototypical networks
BackgroundIn-home rehabilitation systems are a promising, potential alternative to conventional therapy for stroke survivors. Unfortunately,...
