abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper limb assistive devices can compensate for muscular weakness and empower the user in the execution of daily activities. Multiple devices have been recently proposed but there is still a lack in the scientific comparison of their efficacy. METHODS:We conducted a cross-over multi-centric randomized contr...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Longatelli V,Antonietti A,Biffi E,Diella E,D'Angelo MG,Rossini M,Molteni F,Bocciolone M,Pedrocchi A,Gandolla M

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling disease affecting the central nervous system and consequently the whole body's functional systems resulting in different gait disorders. Fatigue is the most common symptom in MS with a prevalence of 80%. Previous research studied the relation between fatigue and gait im...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Ibrahim AA,Küderle A,Gaßner H,Klucken J,Eskofier BM,Kluge F

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rehabilitation is crucial for maximizing recovery after stroke. Rehabilitation activities that are fun and rewarding by themselves can be more effective than those who are not. Gamification with virtual reality (VR) exploits this principle. This single-case design study probes the potential for using commerc...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Erhardsson M,Alt Murphy M,Sunnerhagen KS

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently developed controllers for robot-assisted gait training allow for the adjustment of assistance for specific subtasks (i.e. specific joints and intervals of the gait cycle that are related to common impairments after stroke). However, not much is known about possible interactions between subtasks and ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Fricke SS,Smits HJG,Bayón C,Buurke JH,van der Kooij H,van Asseldonk EHF

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing arm and hand sensorimotor impairments that are functionally relevant is essential to optimize the impact of neurorehabilitation interventions. Technology-aided assessments should provide a sensitive and objective characterization of upper limb impairments, but often provide arm weight support and n...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Kanzler CM,Schwarz A,Held JPO,Luft AR,Gassert R,Lambercy O

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that neural stimulation can be used to provide artificial sensory feedback to amputees eliciting sensations referred on the amputated hand. The temporal properties of the neural stimulation modulate aspects of evoked sensations that can be exploited in a bidirectional hand prosthesi...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Valle G,Strauss I,D'Anna E,Granata G,Di Iorio R,Stieglitz T,Rossini PM,Raspopovic S,Petrini FM,Micera S

更新日期：2020-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite numerous trials investigating robot-assisted therapy (RT) effects on upper-extremity (UE) function after stroke, few have explored the relationship between three-dimensional (3D) reach-to-target kinematics and clinical outcomes. The objectives of this study were to 1) investigate the correlation betw...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Adans-Dester C,Fasoli SE,Fabara E,Menard N,Fox AB,Severini G,Bonato P

更新日期：2020-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Robotic technologies for neurological assessment provide sensitive, objective measures of behavioural impairments associated with injuries or disease such as stroke. Previous robotic tasks to assess proprioception typically involve single limbs or in some cases both limbs. The challenge with these approaches...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Lowrey CR,Blazevski B,Marnet JL,Bretzke H,Dukelow SP,Scott SH

更新日期：2020-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern lower limb prostheses have the capability to replace missing body parts and improve the patients' quality of life. However, missing environmental information often makes a seamless adaptation to transitions between different forms of locomotion challenging. The aim of this review is to identify the progress mad...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Tschiedel M,Russold MF,Kaniusas E

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activities of daily living frequently require children to make rapid decisions and execute desired motor actions while inhibiting unwanted actions. Children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy due to perinatal stroke may have deficits in executive functioning in addition to motor impairments. The objective of th...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Hawe RL,Kuczynski AM,Kirton A,Dukelow SP

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding how prostheses are used in everyday life is central to the design, provision and evaluation of prosthetic devices and associated services. This paper reviews the scientific literature on methodologies and technologies that have been used to assess the daily use of both upper- and lower-limb pro...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Chadwell A,Diment L,Micó-Amigo M,Morgado Ramírez DZ,Dickinson A,Granat M,Kenney L,Kheng S,Sobuh M,Ssekitoleko R,Worsley P

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Generating appropriate balancing reactions in response to unexpected loss of balance during walking is important to prevent falls. The purpose of this study was to assess dynamic balancing responses following pushes to the pelvis in groups of post-stroke and healthy subjects. METHODS:Forty-one post-stroke s...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Zadravec M,Olenšek A,Rudolf M,Bizovičar N,Goljar N,Matjačić Z

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have assessed the effects of perturbation training on balance after stroke. However, the perturbations were either applied while standing or were small in amplitude during gait, which is not representative of the most common fall conditions. The perturbations were also combined with other ch...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Esmaeili V,Juneau A,Dyer JO,Lamontagne A,Kairy D,Bouyer L,Duclos C

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elastic ankle exoskeletons with intermediate stiffness springs in parallel with the human plantarflexors can reduce the metabolic cost of walking by ~ 7% at 1.25 m s- 1. In a move toward 'real-world' application, we examined whether the unpowered approach has metabolic benefit across a range of walking speed...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Nuckols RW,Sawicki GS

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Promising studies have shown that the gait symmetry of individuals with hemiparesis due to brain lesions, such as stroke, can improve through motor adaptation protocols forcing patients to use their affected limb more. However, little is known about how to facilitate this process. Here we asked if increasing...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Sombric CJ,Torres-Oviedo G

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Support for rehabilitation research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is robust and evolving. Since the time of its Blue Ribbon Panel on Rehabilitation Research, NIH has participated in several initiatives to coordinate the science and advance the field. DISCUSSION:Collaborative teams must continue...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Cernich AN

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prediction of Gait intention from pre-movement Electroencephalography (EEG) signals is a vital step in developing a real-time Brain-computer Interface (BCI) for a proper neuro-rehabilitation system. In that respect, this paper investigates the feasibility of a fully predictive methodology to detect the inten...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Shafiul Hasan SM,Siddiquee MR,Atri R,Ramon R,Marquez JS,Bai O

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Loss of hand function following high level spinal cord injury (SCI) is perceived as a high priority area for rehabilitation. Following discharge, it is often impractical for the specialist care centre to provide ongoing therapy for people living with chronic SCI at home, which can lead to further deteriorati...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Osuagwu BAC,Timms S,Peachment R,Dowie S,Thrussell H,Cross S,Shirley R,Segura-Fragoso A,Taylor J

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Robot-based rehabilitation for persons post-stroke may improve arm function and daily-life activities as measured by clinical scales, but its effects on motor strategies during functional tasks are still poorly investigated. This study aimed at assessing the effects of robot-therapy versus arm-specific physi...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Carpinella I,Lencioni T,Bowman T,Bertoni R,Turolla A,Ferrarin M,Jonsdottir J

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with severe neurological disabilities but preserved cognition, including children, are often precluded from connecting with their environments. Brain computer interfaces (BCI) are a potential solution where advancing technologies create new clinical opportunities. We evaluated clinician awareness...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Letourneau S,Zewdie ET,Jadavji Z,Andersen J,Burkholder LM,Kirton A

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Walking deficits in people post-stroke are often multiple and idiosyncratic in nature. Limited patient and therapist resources necessitate prioritization of deficits such that some may be left unaddressed. More efficient delivery of therapy may alleviate this challenge. Here, we look to determine the utility...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Day KA,Cherry-Allen KM,Bastian AJ

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) cycling can benefit health and may lead to neuroplastic changes following incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI). Our theory is that greater neurological recovery occurs when electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves is combined with voluntary effort. In this pilot stud...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Duffell LD,Paddison S,Alahmary AF,Donaldson N,Burridge J

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study is aimed at better understanding the role of a wearable and silent ElectroMyoGraphy-based biofeedback on motor learning in children and adolescents with primary and secondary dystonia. METHODS:A crossover study with a wash-out period of at least 1 week was designed; the device provides the patien...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Casellato C,Ambrosini E,Galbiati A,Biffi E,Cesareo A,Beretta E,Lunardini F,Zorzi G,Sanger TD,Pedrocchi A

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is extensively used in stroke motor rehabilitation. How it promotes motor recovery remains only partially understood. NMES could change muscular properties, produce altered sensory inputs, and modulate fluctuations of cortical activities; but the potential contribu...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Bao SC,Leung WC,K Cheung VC,Zhou P,Tong KY

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vibrotactile stimulation is a promising venue in the field of prosthetics to retrain sensory feedback deficits following amputation. Discrimination is well established at the forearm level but not at the upper arm level. Moreover, the effects of combining vibration characteristics such as duration and intens...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Guemann M,Bouvier S,Halgand C,Paclet F,Borrini L,Ricard D,Lapeyre E,Cattaert D,Rugy A

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The above-knee amputation of a lower limb is a severe impairment that affects significantly the ability to walk; considering this, a complex adaptation strategy at the neuromuscular level is needed in order to be able to move safely with a prosthetic knee. In literature, it has been demonstrated that muscle ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： De Marchis C,Ranaldi S,Serrao M,Ranavolo A,Draicchio F,Lacquaniti F,Conforto S

更新日期：2019-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compensatory movements are commonly employed by stroke survivors during seated reaching and may have negative effects on their long-term recovery. Detecting compensation is useful for coaching the patient to reduce compensatory trunk movements and improving the motor function of the paretic arm. Sensor-based...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Cai S,Li G,Zhang X,Huang S,Zheng H,Ma K,Xie L

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Muscle synergies are now widely discussed as a method for evaluating the existence of redundant neural networks that can be activated to enhance stroke rehabilitation. However, this approach was initially conceived to study muscle coordination during learned motions in healthy individuals. After brain damage...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Costa-García Á,Ozaki KI,Yamasaki H,Itkonen M,S FA,Okajima S,Tanimoto M,Kondo I,Shimoda S

更新日期：2019-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate measurement of physical behaviour is paramount to better understand lifestyle, health, and functioning, particularly in adults with physical disability as they may be at higher risk of sedentary lifestyle and subsequent negative health consequences. This study aimed: 1) to evaluate the criterion val...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Claridge EA,van den Berg-Emons RJG,Horemans HLD,van der Slot WMA,van der Stam N,Tang A,Timmons BW,Gorter JW,Bussmann JBJ

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To improve gait, persons with calf muscle weakness can be provided with a dorsal leaf spring ankle foot orthosis (DLS-AFO). These AFOs can store energy during stance and return this energy during push-off, which, in turn, reduces walking energy cost. Simulations indicate that the effect of the DLS-AFO on wal...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Waterval NFJ,Nollet F,Harlaar J,Brehm MA

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Task-specific perturbation training is a widely studied means of fall prevention, utilizing techniques that induce slips or slip-like perturbations during gait. Though effective, these methods only simulate narrow ranges within the larger space of possible slipping conditions encountered in daily life. Here ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Rasmussen CM,Hunt NH

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A proper rehabilitation program targeting gait is mandatory to maintain the quality of life of patients with Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Assuming that gait and balance impairment simply depend on the degree of muscle weakness is potentially misleading. In fact, the involvement of the Central Nervous Sys...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Naro A,Portaro S,Milardi D,Billeri L,Leo A,Militi D,Bramanti P,Calabrò RS

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Following an amputation, the human postural control system develops neuromuscular adaptations to regain an effective postural control. We investigated the compensatory mechanisms behind these adaptations and how sensorimotor integration is affected after a lower-limb transfemoral amputation. METHODS:Center ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Claret CR,Herget GW,Kouba L,Wiest D,Adler J,von Tscharner V,Stieglitz T,Pasluosta C

更新日期：2019-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Establishing gait symmetry is a major aim of amputee rehabilitation and may be more attainable with powered prostheses. Though, based on previous work, we postulate that users transfer a previously-learned motor pattern across devices, limiting the functionality of more advanced prostheses. The objective of ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Brandt A,Riddick W,Stallrich J,Lewek M,Huang HH

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The original article [1] contained an error whereby Fig. 6 contained a minor shading glitch affecting its presentation. This has now been corrected. ...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Nguyen A,Roth N,Ghassemi NH,Hannink J,Seel T,Klucken J,Gassner H,Eskofier BM

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) is a degenerative cervical disease in which the spinal cord is compressed. Patients with CSM experience balance disturbance because of impaired proprioception. The weighting of the sensory inputs for postural control in patients with CSM is unclear. Therefore, this study...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Lin IS,Lai DM,Ding JJ,Chien A,Cheng CH,Wang SF,Wang JL,Kuo CL,Hsu WL

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Add-on robot-mediated therapy has proven to be more effective than conventional therapy alone in post-stroke gait rehabilitation. Such robot-mediated interventions routinely use also visual biofeedback tools. A better understanding of biofeedback content effects when used for robotic locomotor training may i...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Tamburella F,Moreno JC,Herrera Valenzuela DS,Pisotta I,Iosa M,Cincotti F,Mattia D,Pons JL,Molinari M

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For evaluation of upper limb impairment and activity capacity, Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) and Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) are recommended to be included in stroke trials. To improve the understanding of mechanisms of motor recovery, and differentiate between restitution and compens...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Hussain N,Sunnerhagen KS,Alt Murphy M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) can compensate for the loss of automatic and rhythmic movements in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the effects of RAS are still poorly understood. We aimed at identifying which mechanisms sustain gait...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Calabrò RS,Naro A,Filoni S,Pullia M,Billeri L,Tomasello P,Portaro S,Di Lorenzo G,Tomaino C,Bramanti P

更新日期：2019-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although some gait parameters from inertial sensors have been shown to be associated with important clinical issues, because of controversial results, it remains uncertain which parameters for which axes are clinically valuable. Following the idea that a comprehensive score obtained by summing various gait p...

journal_title：Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation

authors： Misu S,Asai T,Doi T,Sawa R,Ueda Y,Murata S,Saito T,Sugimoto T,Isa T,Tsuboi Y,Yamada M,Ono R

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00