AIMC Topic: Exercise Test

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An experimental comparison of the relative benefits of work and torque assistance in ankle exoskeletons.

Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
Techniques proposed for assisting locomotion with exoskeletons have often included a combination of active work input and passive torque support, but the physiological effects of different assistance techniques remain unclear. We performed an experim...

Robot-assisted walking with the Lokomat: the influence of different levels of guidance force on thorax and pelvis kinematics.

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)
BACKGROUND: Little attention has been devoted to the thorax and pelvis movements during gait. The aim of this study is to compare differences in the thorax and pelvis kinematics during unassisted walking on a treadmill and during walking with robot a...

Fuzzy logic for characterizing the moderate intensity of physical activity in children.

Journal of science and medicine in sport
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to better characterize the moderate intensity of PA among children by applying fuzzy logic as the most appropriate analytical approach. In this perspective, the 6-MWT was selected as a pertinent exercise modality...

A low cost real-time motion tracking approach using webcam technology.

Journal of biomechanics
Physical therapy is an important component of gait recovery for individuals with locomotor dysfunction. There is a growing body of evidence that suggests that incorporating a motor learning task through visual feedback of movement trajectory is a use...

Prediction of revascularization after myocardial perfusion SPECT by machine learning in a large population.

Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate if early revascularization in patients with suspected coronary artery disease can be effectively predicted by integrating clinical data and quantitative image features derived from perfusion SPECT (MPS) by machine l...

Uphill walking with a simple exoskeleton: plantarflexion assistance leads to proximal adaptations.

Gait & posture
While level walking with a pneumatic ankle-foot exoskeleton is studied extensively, less is known on uphill walking. The goals of this study were to get a better understanding of the biomechanical adaptations and the influence of actuation timing on ...

Work-rate-guided exercise testing in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury using a robotics-assisted tilt-table.

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
PURPOSE: Robotics-assisted tilt-table (RTT) technology allows neurological rehabilitation therapy to be started early thus alleviating some secondary complications of prolonged bed rest. This study assessed the feasibility of a novel work-rate-guided...

Walking with robot assistance: the influence of body weight support on the trunk and pelvis kinematics.

Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
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).

Developments in Digital Wearable in Heart Failure and the Rationale for the Design of TRUE-HF (Ted Rogers Understanding of Exacerbations in Heart Failure) Apple CPET Study.

Circulation. Heart failure
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) is a highly prevalent condition characterized by exercise intolerance, an important metric for ambulatory prognostication. However, current methods to assess exercise capacity are often limited to tertiary HF centers, l...

Effects of chronic exposure to biomass pollutants on cardiorespiratory responses and the occurrence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in healthy men.

Physiological reports
Exposure to charcoal biomass (CB) pollutants affects the cardiorespiratory system. We assessed cardiopulmonary responses (CPR) to exercise in charcoal producers (CPs) compared to farmers and evaluated the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchoconstri...