Abstract:
:In this paper we present a mechanical apparatus and methods named BalanceReTrainer for standing-balance training in neurologically impaired individuals. BalanceReTrainer provides an impaired individual with a fall-safe balancing environment, where the balancing efforts of a standing individual are augmented by stabilizing forces acting at the level of pelvis in the sagittal and frontal planes of motion, assisting the balancing activity ankle and hip muscles and at the level of shanks, assisting the knee extensor muscles. A range of different levels of supporting forces is generated by passive, compliant means. Additionally, movement in the sagittal and frontal planes, acquired by transducers is fed to an electronic interface which transforms the current inclinations into a computer mouse signals, which are interfaced to a personal computer (PC) where balance training and evaluation program is running. The level of stiffness support and level of difficulty of computer task can be selected according to current balancing abilities of the impaired individual. We further present results of a case study where an ambulatory chronic hemiparetic subject with neglect syndrome received ten days of balance training on BalanceReTrainer. Biomechanical evaluation of weight-shifting activity before and after treatment shows a substantial functional improvement.
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NeuroRehabilitationjournal_title
NeuroRehabilitationauthors
Matjacić Z,Hesse S,Sinkjaer Tkeywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2003-01-01 00:00:00pages
251-9issue
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1053-8135issn
1878-6448journal_volume
18pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3233/NRE-141083
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:NeuroRehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3233/NRE-1995-5308
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2009-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:NeuroRehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3233/NRE-2010-0556
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:NeuroRehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:NeuroRehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.3233/NRE-161382
更新日期:2016-10-14 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:NeuroRehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:NeuroRehabilitation
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3233/NRE-2012-0765
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
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更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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