Sports Medicine

[Screening and identification of antioxidant endophytes from Lycium barbarum of Ningxia].

In this paper, 29 endophytes were isolated from different organs and tissues of Lycium barbarum of Ningxia by tablet coating method, 18 of them was fungi, and 11 of them was actinomycetes. The endophytes quantity in the different tissues were leaves > flowers > roots >fruits; The hydroxyl radical scavenging activities of 11 endophytes were investigated by Fenton reaction, and total antioxidant cap...

Robotic neurorehabilitation in patients with chronic stroke: psychological well-being beyond motor improvement.

Although gait abnormality is one of the most disabling events following stroke, cognitive, and psychological impairments can be devastating. The Lokomat is a robotic that has been used widely for gait rehabilitation in several movement disorders, especially in the acute and subacute phases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of gait robotic rehabilitation in patients affected ...

An intelligent control framework for robot-aided resistance training using hybrid system modeling and impedance estimation.

This study presents a novel therapy control method for robot-assisted resistance training using the hybrid system modeling technology and the estimate...

Efficacy of Feedback-Controlled Robotics-Assisted Treadmill Exercise to Improve Cardiovascular Fitness Early After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cardiovascular fitness is greatly reduced after stroke. Although individuals with mild to moderate impairments benefit from co...

A proposal for patient-tailored supervision of movement performance during end-effector-based robot-assisted rehabilitation of the upper extremities.

Millions of people worldwide suffer from stroke each year. One way to assist patients cost-effectively during their rehabilitation process is using en...

A cable-driven wrist robotic rehabilitator using a novel torque-field controller for human motion training.

Rehabilitation technologies have great potentials in assisted motion training for stroke patients. Considering that wrist motion plays an important ro...

Trunk robot rehabilitation training with active stepping reorganizes and enriches trunk motor cortex representations in spinal transected rats.

Trunk motor control is crucial for postural stability and propulsion after low thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) in animals and humans. Robotic rehabi...

Robot assisted upper limb therapy combined with upper limb rehabilitation was at least as effective on a range of outcomes, and cost less to deliver, as an equal dose of upper limb rehabilitation alone for people with stroke.

[Exoskeletons for rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injuries. Options and limitations].

BACKGROUND: Mobile exoskeletons are increasingly being applied in the course of rehabilitation and provision of medical aids to patients with spinal c...

Do all sub acute stroke patients benefit from robot-assisted therapy? A retrospective study.

PURPOSE: Upper limb robot-assisted rehabilitation is a highly intensive therapy, mainly recommended after stroke. Whether robotic therapy is suitable ...

Robotic gait training improves motor skills and quality of life in hereditary spastic paraplegia.

BACKGROUND: Gait impairment, balance problems and falls have a negative impact on independence in ADL and quality of life of patients affected by Here...

Planning, execution and monitoring of physical rehabilitation therapies with a robotic architecture.

Traditional methods of rehabilitation require continuous attention of therapists during the therapy sessions. This is a hard and expensive task in ter...

Improved walking ability with wearable robot-assisted training in patients suffering chronic stroke.

Wearable robotic devices provide safe and intensive rehabilitation, enabling repeated motions for motor function recovery in stroke patients. The aim ...

Trajectory planning and mechanic's analysis of lower limb rehabilitation robot.

A new rehabilitation robot was designed. The robot included a suspension mechanism, a drive unit, and an adjustment mechanism. Additionally, innovativ...

Design of a quasi-passive 3 DOFs ankle-foot wearable rehabilitation orthosis.

Muscular rigidity and atrophy caused by long-term underactivity usually lead to foot drop, strephenopodia, foot extorsion or some other complications ...

Robot-assisted humanized passive rehabilitation training based on online assessment and regulation.

Robot-assisted rehabilitation has been developed and proved effective for motion function recovery. Humanization is one of the crucial issues in the d...

Experiments and kinematics analysis of a hand rehabilitation exoskeleton with circuitous joints.

Aiming at the hand rehabilitation of stroke patients, a wearable hand exoskeleton with circuitous joint is proposed. The circuitous joint adopts the s...

Development of wrist rehabilitation robot and interface system.

The authors have developed a practical wrist rehabilitation robot for hemiplegic patients. It consists of a mechanical rotation unit, sensor, grip, an...

Tuning of robotic therapy controllers for stroke gait: Using isometrically constrained EMG modular structures.

The development of EMG based controllers for automated gait orthosis is a promising intervention for post-stroke gait rehabilitation and assistive dev...

Compliant gait assistance triggered by user intention.

An automatic gait initialization strategy based on user intention sensing in the context of rehabilitation with a lower-limb wearable robot is propose...