Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Feb 11, 2014
PURPOSE: The goal was to assess in healthy participants the three-dimensional kinematics of the pelvis and the trunk during robot-assisted treadmill walking (RATW) at 0%, 30% and 50% body weight support (BWS), compared with treadmill walking (TW).
Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
Dec 9, 2013
Ankle rehabilitation robots can play an important role in improving outcomes of the rehabilitation treatment by assisting therapists and patients in number of ways. Consequently, few robot designs have been proposed by researchers which fall under ei...
Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering
Jun 14, 2013
The aim of this study was to present a new training algorithm using artificial neural networks called multi-objective least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (MOBJ-LASSO) applied to the classification of dynamic gait patterns. The movement pa...
Biomechanical analysis is essential for assessing subjects interacting with robotic setups and platforms. However, in industrial scenarios, workers' biomechanics are assessed mainly through questionnaires and scales which provide limited objectivity....
Pickleball has gained popularity across diverse age groups. This sport has particular balls that require different hitting styles, like hitting dinks. This study focuses on introducing pickleball players' kinematic analysis through a MediaPipe-based ...
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces
Sep 1, 2025
This study aimed to enhance vertebral implant design by using a parametric spine model and advanced simulation techniques to evaluate biomechanical behaviours under dynamic physiological conditions using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in ANSYS Workben...
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
Sep 1, 2025
This study investigates a novel approach for analyzing Sit-to-Stand (STS) movements using millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar technology, aiming to develop a non-contact, privacy-preserving, and all-day operational solution for healthcare applications. A ...
Hands-and-knees crawling, an effective rehabilitation method for children with motor impairments, requires precise phase detection for optimizing assistive devices. However, research on phase detection in human crawling remains limited. The research ...
OBJECTIVE: Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are being increasingly integrated in spine surgery. One emerging application of AI is in hand motion detection to assess surgical skill. However, no standardized framework currently exists for eval...
Breast reconstruction using tissue expanders is the primary treatment option following mastectomy. Although skin growth in response to chronic supra-physiological stretch is well-established, individual patient factors such as breast shape, volume, s...
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