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Single joint robotic orthoses for gait rehabilitation: An educational technical review.

Journal of rehabilitation medicine Apr 1, 2016
Robot-assisted physical gait therapy is gaining recognition among the rehabilitation engineering community. Several robotic orthoses for the treatment of gait impairments have been developed during the last 2 decades, many of which are designed to pr...
Gait Orthotic Devices Gait Disorders, Neurologic Lower Extremity Robotics Humans
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[NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN NEURO-REHABILITATION: ROBOT MEDIATED THERAPY IN CONDITONS POST CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM IMPAIRMENTS].

Ideggyogyaszati szemle Mar 30, 2016
Decreasing the often-seen multiple disabilities as a consequence of central nervous system impairments requires broadening of the tools of rehabilitation. A promising opportunity for this purpose is the application of physiotherapy robots. The develo...
Neurological Rehabilitation Movement Disorders Craniocerebral Trauma Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation Walking Exercise Therapy Hand Strength Humans Central Nervous System Diseases Spinal Cord Injuries Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Movement Lower Extremity Robotics
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[CORRECTION OF VARUS KNEE WITH REDUCTION OSTEOTOMY DURING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY].

Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery Dec 1, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of reduction osteotomy for correction of varus knee during total knee arthroplasty.
Range of Motion, Articular Lower Extremity Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Female Operative Time Tibia Radiography Knee Osteotomy Male Recovery of Function Humans Knee Prosthesis Knee Joint Treatment Outcome Bone Diseases Osteoarthritis, Knee Retrospective Studies
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Robotic tilt table reduces the occurrence of orthostatic hypotension over time in vegetative states.

International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation Jun 1, 2015
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of verticalization with or without combined movement of the lower limbs in patients in a vegetative state or a minimally conscious state. In particular, we aimed to study whether, in the group with com...
Lower Extremity Brain Injuries Robotics Male Middle Aged Neurological Rehabilitation Hypotension, Orthostatic Persistent Vegetative State Heart Rate Movement Blood Pressure Female Aged Humans
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Compliant gait assistance triggered by user intention.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jan 1, 2015
An automatic gait initialization strategy based on user intention sensing in the context of rehabilitation with a lower-limb wearable robot is proposed and evaluated. The proposed strategy involves monitoring the human-orthosis interaction torques an...
Gait Intention Orthotic Devices Adaptation, Physiological Spinal Cord Injuries Humans Robotics Algorithms Stroke Adult Walking Stroke Rehabilitation Lower Extremity
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Tuning of robotic therapy controllers for stroke gait: Using isometrically constrained EMG modular structures.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference Jan 1, 2015
The development of EMG based controllers for automated gait orthosis is a promising intervention for post-stroke gait rehabilitation and assistive device applications. However, the integration of stroke specific modular neuromuscular patterns for the...
Gait Stroke Rehabilitation Electromyography Lower Extremity Muscle, Skeletal Robotics Humans
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Double closed-loop cascade control for lower limb exoskeleton with elastic actuation.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine Jan 1, 2015
Unlike traditional rigid actuators, the significant features of Series Elastic Actuator (SEA) are stable torque control, lower output impedance, impact resistance and energy storage. Recently, SEA has been applied in many exoskeletons. In such applic...
Orthotic Devices Rehabilitation Torque Movement Wounds and Injuries Robotics Equipment Design Models, Theoretical Humans Lower Extremity
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