abstract：BACKGROUND:Robotic and non-robotic training devices are increasingly being used in the rehabilitation of upper limb function in subjects with neurological disorders. As well as being used for training such devices can also provide ongoing assessments during the training sessions. Therefore, it is mandatory to understan...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Rudhe C,Albisser U,Starkey ML,Curt A,Bolliger M

更新日期：2012-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Novel stroke rehabilitation techniques that employ electrical stimulation (ES) and robotic technologies are effective in reducing upper limb impairments. ES is most effective when it is applied to support the patients' voluntary effort; however, current systems fail to fully exploit this connection. This stu...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Meadmore KL,Hughes AM,Freeman CT,Cai Z,Tong D,Burridge JH,Rogers E

更新日期：2012-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional training is becoming the state-of-the-art therapy approach for rehabilitation of individuals after stroke and spinal cord injury. Robot-aided treadmill training reduces personnel effort, especially when treating severely affected patients. Improving rehabilitation robots towards more patient-coope...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Schück A,Labruyère R,Vallery H,Riener R,Duschau-Wicke A

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myoelectric control of upper extremity powered prostheses has been used clinically for many years, however this approach has not been fully developed for lower extremity prosthetic devices. With the advent of powered lower extremity prosthetic components, the potential role of myoelectric control systems is ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Seyedali M,Czerniecki JM,Morgenroth DC,Hahn ME

更新日期：2012-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 3×4 electrode array was placed over each of seven muscles and surface electromyography (sEMG) data were collected during isometric contractions. For each array, nine bipolar electrode pairs were formed off-line and sEMG parameters were calculated and evaluated based on repeatability across trials and comparison to a...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Kendell C,Lemaire ED,Losier Y,Wilson A,Chan A,Hudgins B

更新日期：2012-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of physical mobility makes maximal participation in desired activities more difficult and in the worst case fully prevents participation. This paper surveys recent work in assistive technology to improve mobility for persons with a disability, drawing on examples observed during a tour of academic and industrial ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Cowan RE,Fregly BJ,Boninger ML,Chan L,Rodgers MM,Reinkensmeyer DJ

更新日期：2012-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The evaluation of hand function impairment following a neurological disorder (stroke and cervical spinal cord injury) requires sensitive, reliable and clinically meaningful assessment tools. Clinical performance measures of hand function mainly focus on the accomplishment of activities of daily living (ADL),...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Oess NP,Wanek J,Curt A

更新日期：2012-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The restoration of walking ability is the main goal of post-stroke lower limb rehabilitation and different studies suggest that pedaling may have a positive effect on locomotion. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of a biofeedback pedaling treatment and its effects on cycling and walking ab...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Ferrante S,Ambrosini E,Ravelli P,Guanziroli E,Molteni F,Ferrigno G,Pedrocchi A

更新日期：2011-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current guidelines for rehabilitation of arm and hand function after stroke recommend that motor training focus on realistic tasks that require reaching and manipulation and engage the patient intensively, actively, and adaptively. Here, we investigated the feasibility of a novel robotic task-practice system...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Choi Y,Gordon J,Park H,Schweighofer N

更新日期：2011-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although test-retest reliability of mean values of spatio-temporal gait parameters has been assessed for reliability while walking alone (i.e., single tasking), little is known about the test-retest reliability of stride time variability (STV) while performing an attention demanding-task (i.e., dual tasking)...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Beauchet O,Freiberger E,Annweiler C,Kressig RW,Herrmann FR,Allali G

更新日期：2011-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Textile-based transducers are an emerging technology in which piezo-resistive properties of materials are used to measure an applied strain. By incorporating these sensors into a sock, this technology offers the potential to detect critical events during the stance phase of the gait cycle. This could prove u...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Preece SJ,Kenney LP,Major MJ,Dias T,Lay E,Fernandes BT

更新日期：2011-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For high usability, myo-controlled devices require robust classification schemes during dynamic contractions. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of the training data set in the performance of several pattern recognition algorithms during dynamic contractions. METHODS:A 9 class experiment was desi...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Lorrain T,Jiang N,Farina D

更新日期：2011-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Visual brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) often yield high performance only when targets are fixated with the eyes. Furthermore, many paradigms use intense visual stimulation, which can be irritating especially in long BCI sessions. However, BCIs can more directly directly tap the neural processes underlying v...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Treder MS,Bahramisharif A,Schmidt NM,van Gerven MA,Blankertz B

更新日期：2011-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The overall goal of this paper was to investigate approaches to controlling active participation in stroke patients during robot-assisted gait therapy. Although active physical participation during gait rehabilitation after stroke was shown to improve therapy outcome, some patients can behave passively durin...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Koenig A,Omlin X,Bergmann J,Zimmerli L,Bolliger M,Müller F,Riener R

更新日期：2011-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To go from one place to another, we routinely generate internal representations of surrounding spaces, which can include egocentric (body-centred) and allocentric (world-centred) coordinates, combined into route and survey representations.Recent studies have shown how both egocentric and allocentric represen...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Carelli L,Rusconi ML,Scarabelli C,Stampatori C,Mattioli F,Riva G

更新日期：2011-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When humans perform rhythmic upper and lower limb locomotor-like movements, there is an excitatory effect of upper limb exertion on lower limb muscle recruitment. To investigate potential neural mechanisms for this behavioral observation, we developed computer simulations modeling interlimb neural pathways a...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Huang HJ,Ferris DP

更新日期：2010-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parkinson's disease is a chronic, neurodegenerative disease characterized by gait abnormalities. Freezing of gait (FOG), an episodic inability to generate effective stepping, is reported as one of the most disabling and distressing parkinsonian symptoms. While there are no specific therapies to treat FOG, so...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Lo AC,Chang VC,Gianfrancesco MA,Friedman JH,Patterson TS,Benedicto DF

更新日期：2010-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebellar symptoms are extremely disabling and are common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) subjects. In this feasibility study, we developed and tested a robot therapy protocol, aimed at the rehabilitation of incoordination in MS subjects. METHODS:Eight subjects with clinically defined MS performed planar reachi...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Vergaro E,Squeri V,Brichetto G,Casadio M,Morasso P,Solaro C,Sanguineti V

更新日期：2010-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though feedback is considered to play an important role in learning how to operate a brain-computer interface (BCI), to date no significant influence of feedback design on BCI-performance has been reported in literature. In this work, we adapt a standard motor-imagery BCI-paradigm to study how BCI-performance is ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Barbero A,Grosse-Wentrup M

更新日期：2010-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with severe physical disabilities and minimal motor behaviour may be unable to use conventional mechanical switches for access. These persons may benefit from access technologies that harness the volitional activity of muscles. In this study, we describe the design and demonstrate the performance...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Alves N,Chau T

更新日期：2010-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although robot therapy is progressively becoming an accepted method of treatment for stroke survivors, few studies have investigated how to adapt the robot/subject interaction forces in an automatic way. The paper is a feasibility study of a novel self-adaptive robot controller to be applied with continuous ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Vergaro E,Casadio M,Squeri V,Giannoni P,Morasso P,Sanguineti V

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral nerves possess the capacity of self-regeneration after traumatic injury but the extent of regeneration is often poor and may benefit from exogenous factors that enhance growth. The use of cellular systems is a rational approach for delivering neurotrophic factors at the nerve lesion site, and in the present...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Amado S,Rodrigues JM,Luís AL,Armada-da-Silva PA,Vieira M,Gartner A,Simões MJ,Veloso AP,Fornaro M,Raimondo S,Varejão AS,Geuna S,Maurício AC

更新日期：2010-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a major problem especially in western countries and several studies underline the importance of physical activity to enhance diet. Currently there is increasing interest in instruments for monitoring daily physical activity. The purpose of this pilot study was to appraise the qualitative and quant...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Benedetti MG,Di Gioia A,Conti L,Berti L,Degli Esposti L,Tarrini G,Melchionda N,Giannini S

更新日期：2009-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Forearm surface electromyography (EMG) has been in use since the Sixties to feed-forward control active hand prostheses in a more and more refined way. Recent research shows that it can be used to control even a dexterous polyarticulate hand prosthesis such as Touch Bionics's i-LIMB, as well as a multifinger...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Castellini C,Fiorilla AE,Sandini G

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to longitudinally compare the sensitivity of previously documented paradigms for measuring balance control during gait following a concussion. We hypothesized that gait with a concurrent cognitive task would be most sensitive to the effects of concussion on dynamic balance control. Indivi...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Catena RD,van Donkelaar P,Chou LS

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with severe motor impairments often require an alternative access pathway, such as a binary switch, to communicate and to interact with their environment. A wide range of access pathways have been developed from simple mechanical switches to sophisticated physiological ones. In this manuscript we repo...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Memarian N,Venetsanopoulos AN,Chau T

更新日期：2009-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapies for motor recovery after stroke or traumatic brain injury are still not satisfactory. To date the best approach seems to be the intensive physical therapy. However the results are limited and functional gains are often minimal. The goal of motor training is to minimize functional disability and optimize func...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Bolognini N,Pascual-Leone A,Fregni F

更新日期：2009-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) has quickly progressed from a technical curiosity to a bona-fide tool for neurological research. The impetus has been due to the promising results obtained when using TMS to uncover neural processes in normal human subjects, as well as in the treatment of intractable neurologica...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Huerta PT,Volpe BT

更新日期：2009-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is the purpose of this article to identify and review criteria that rehabilitation technology should meet in order to offer arm-hand training to stroke patients, based on recent principles of motor learning. METHODS:A literature search was conducted in PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, and EMBASE (1997-2007). RE...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Timmermans AA,Seelen HA,Willmann RD,Kingma H

更新日期：2009-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gait abnormalities have been reported in individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) however no studies exist to date investigating the kinematics of individuals with CFS in over-ground gait. The aim of this study was to compare the over-ground gait pattern (sagittal kinematics and temporal and spatial) ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Paul L,Rafferty D,Wood L,Maclaren W

更新日期：2008-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate the biomechanics of the hip, knee and ankle during a progressive resistance cycling protocol in an effort to detect and measure the presence of muscle fatigue. It was hypothesized that knee power output can be used as an indicator of fatigue in order to assess the...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Haapala SA,Faghri PD,Adams DJ

更新日期：2008-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional electrical stimulation (FES) has been used to improve function in individuals with hemiparesis following stroke. An ideal functional electrical stimulation (FES) system needs an accurate mathematical model capable of designing subject and task-specific stimulation patterns. Such a model was previo...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Kesar TM,Ding J,Wexler AS,Perumal R,Maladen R,Binder-Macleod SA

更新日期：2008-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While upper-extremity movement in individuals with neurological disorders such as stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI) has been studied for many years, the effects of spasticity on arm movement have been poorly quantified. The present study is designed to characterize the nature of impaired arm movements asso...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Tsao CC,Mirbagheri MM

更新日期：2007-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an important need to better understand the activities of individual patients with stroke outside of structured therapy since this activity is likely to have a profound influence on recovery. A case-study approach was used to examine the activity levels and associated physiological load of patients w...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Gage WH,Zabjek KF,Sibley KM,Tang A,Brooks D,McIlroy WE

更新日期：2007-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treadmill training with bodyweight support and manual assistance improves walking ability of patients with neurological injury. The purpose of this study was to determine how manual assistance changes muscle activation and kinematic patterns during treadmill training in individuals with incomplete spinal cor...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Domingo A,Sawicki GS,Ferris DP

更新日期：2007-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The inattentive eye often will not notice it, but synchronization among human walking partners is quite common. In this first investigation of this phenomenon, we studied its frequency and the mechanisms that contribute to this form of "entrainment." Specifically, by modifying the available communication links between...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Zivotofsky AZ,Hausdorff JM

更新日期：2007-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An important measure of the performance of a myoelectric (ME) control system for powered artificial limbs is the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the output of ME channel. However, few studies illustrated the neuron-muscular interactive effects on the SNR at ME control channel output. In order to obtain a comp...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Ma HT,Zhang YT

更新日期：2007-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need for effective and early functional rehabilitation of patients with gait and balance problems including those with spinal cord injury, neurological diseases and recovering from hip fractures, a common consequence of falls especially in the elderly population. Gait training in these patients us...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Oddsson LI,Karlsson R,Konrad J,Ince S,Williams SR,Zemkova E

更新日期：2007-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Virtual Reality provides new options for conducting motor assessment and training within computer-generated 3 dimensional environments. To date very little has been reported about normal performance in virtual environments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability of a clinical...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Broeren J,Sunnerhagen KS,Rydmark M

更新日期：2007-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motivation is an important factor in rehabilitation and frequently used as a determinant of rehabilitation outcome. Several factors can influence patient motivation and so improve exercise adherence. This paper presents the design of two robot devices for use in the rehabilitation of upper limb movements, th...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Colombo R,Pisano F,Mazzone A,Delconte C,Micera S,Carrozza MC,Dario P,Minuco G

更新日期：2007-02-19 00:00:00