AIMC Topic: Disability Evaluation

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Pronation and supination analysis based on biomechanical signals from Parkinson's disease patients.

Artificial intelligence in medicine Oct 16, 2017
In this work, a fuzzy inference model to evaluate hands pronation/supination exercises during the MDS-UPDRS motor examination is proposed to analyze different extracted features from the bio-mechanical signals acquired from patients with Parkinson's ...
Humans Biomechanical Phenomena Disability Evaluation Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted Severity of Illness Index Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Time Factors Case-Control Studies Hand Fuzzy Logic Activities of Daily Living Parkinson Disease Pronation Predictive Value of Tests Supination
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Prediction Effects of Personal, Psychosocial, and Occupational Risk Factors on Low Back Pain Severity Using Artificial Neural Networks Approach in Industrial Workers.

Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics Jul 21, 2017
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to provide an empirical model of predicting low back pain (LBP) by considering the occupational, personal, and psychological risk factor interactions in workers population employed in industrial units using an artificial ...
Risk Factors Adult Male Middle Aged Severity of Illness Index Case-Control Studies Humans Neural Networks, Computer Female Low Back Pain Industry Life Style Occupational Diseases Predictive Value of Tests Disability Evaluation Iran Occupational Health Psychology
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Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Trials Jul 20, 2017
BACKGROUND: Loss of arm function is a common and distressing consequence of stroke. We describe the protocol for a pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial to determine whether robot-assisted training improves upper limb function following ...
Stroke Rehabilitation Clinical Protocols Biomechanical Phenomena Quality of Life Time Factors Quality-Adjusted Life Years Treatment Outcome United Kingdom Recovery of Function Humans Robotics State Medicine Research Design Disability Evaluation Health Care Costs Stroke Upper Extremity Exercise Therapy Cost-Benefit Analysis Models, Economic
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Randomized Trial on the Effects of Attentional Focus on Motor Training of the Upper Extremity Using Robotics With Individuals After Chronic Stroke.

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation Jun 24, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To compare the long-term effects of external focus (EF) and internal focus (IF) of attention after 4 weeks of arm training.
Middle Aged Robotics Disability Evaluation Attention Paresis Upper Extremity Humans Female Male Stroke Rehabilitation Retention, Psychology
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Validity of Robot-Based Assessments of Upper Extremity Function.

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation May 5, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To examine the validity of 5 robot-based assessments of arm motor function poststroke.
Paresis Upper Extremity Female Aged Aged, 80 and over Young Adult Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Male Middle Aged Robotics Disability Evaluation Stroke Humans
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Robotic gait training in multiple sclerosis rehabilitation: Can virtual reality make the difference? Findings from a randomized controlled trial.

Journal of the neurological sciences Mar 29, 2017
Gait, coordination, and balance may be severely compromised in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), with considerable consequences on the patient's daily living activities, psychological status and quality of life. For this reason, MS patients may ...
Gait Exercise Therapy Activities of Daily Living Outcome Assessment, Health Care Virtual Reality Multiple Sclerosis Robotics Postural Balance Disability Evaluation Humans Single-Blind Method Female Adult Male Middle Aged Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Depression
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The effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Gait Training versus conventional therapy on mobility in severely disabled progressIve MultiplE sclerosis patients (RAGTIME): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Trials Feb 27, 2017
BACKGROUND: Gait and mobility impairments affect the quality of life (QoL) of patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). Robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) is an effective rehabilitative treatment but evidence of its superiority compared to ...
Adult Biomechanical Phenomena Male Middle Aged Severity of Illness Index Surveys and Questionnaires Adolescent Time Factors Persons with Disabilities Muscle Fatigue Humans Treatment Outcome Mobility Limitation Research Design Neuronal Plasticity Clinical Protocols Biomarkers Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive Female Aged Young Adult Single-Blind Method Muscle, Skeletal Recovery of Function Italy Robotics Walking Postural Balance Gait Disability Evaluation Exercise Therapy Exercise Tolerance
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Efficacy of Short-Term Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation in Patients With Hand Paralysis After Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Hand (New York, N.Y.) Feb 16, 2017
BACKGROUND: We evaluated the effectiveness of robot-assisted motion and activity in additional to physiotherapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) on stroke patients with hand paralysis.
Hand Aged, 80 and over Orthotic Devices Male Visual Analog Scale Middle Aged Humans Stroke Rehabilitation Robotics Female Paralysis Aged Disability Evaluation Double-Blind Method
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Does robot-assisted gait training improve ambulation in highly disabled multiple sclerosis people? A pilot randomized control trial.

Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) Aug 11, 2016
BACKGROUND: Robotic training is commonly used to assist walking training in patients affected by multiple sclerosis (MS) with non-conclusive results.
Robotics Disability Evaluation Single-Blind Method Walking Humans Gait Multiple Sclerosis Adult Female Exercise Therapy Gait Disorders, Neurologic Male Aged Middle Aged Severity of Illness Index Pilot Projects
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Efficacy of robot-assisted rehabilitation for the functional recovery of the upper limb in post-stroke patients: a randomized controlled study.

European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine Jul 13, 2016
BACKGROUND: A prompt and effective physical and rehabilitation medicine approach is essential to obtain recovery of an impaired limb to prevent tendon shortening, spasticity and pain. Robot-assisted virtual reality intervention has been shown to be m...
Male Physical Therapy Modalities Middle Aged Stroke Rehabilitation Humans Robotics Muscle Spasticity Adolescent Female Pain Measurement Aged Treatment Outcome Disability Evaluation Aged, 80 and over Recovery of Function Paresis Adult Upper Extremity
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