BACKGROUND: Early detection of gait abnormalities is critical for preventing severe injuries in future falls. The timed up and go (TUG) test is a commonly used clinical gait screening test; however, the interpretation of its results is limited to the...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder affecting over 6 million people globally. Although there are symptomatic treatments that can increase the survivability of the disease, there are no curative treatments. Th...
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
Oct 21, 2021
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate and compare the effects of conventional and robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) programs on fatigue, mood, and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis who have fatigue.
Mobile robotic platforms have made inroads in the rehabilitation area as gait assistance devices. They have rarely been used for human gait monitoring and analysis. The integration of mobile robots in this field offers the potential to develop multip...
In order to explore the application of artificial neural network in rehabilitation evaluation, a kind of ANN stable and reliable artificial intelligence algorithm is proposed. By learning the existing clinical gait data, this method extracted the gai...
Exoskeletons have the potential to assist users and augment physical ability. To achieve these goals across users, individual variation in muscle activation patterns when using an exoskeleton need to be evaluated. This study examined individual muscl...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Sep 29, 2021
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The Vicon motion capture system is a popular tool for biomechanics, gait analysis, and robotics. The ASCII files produced are large and complex, making them difficult to read and analyze.
Exoskeletons can enhance human mobility, but we still know little about why they are effective. For example, we do not know the relative importance of training, how much is required, or what type is most effective; how people adapt with the device; o...
The locomotion performance of the current legged miniature robots remains inferior compared to even the most simple insects. The inferiority has led researchers to utilize biological principles and control in their designs, often resulting in improve...
Quadruped robots are receiving great attention as a new means of transportation for various purposes, such as military, welfare, and rehabilitation systems. The use of four legs enables a robustly stable gait; compared to the humanoid robots, the qua...