A central pattern generator (CPG)-based controller enhances the adaptability of quadrupedal locomotion, for example, by controlling the trunk posture. The conventional CPG-based controllers with attitude control often utilized the posture angle as fe...
International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery
Nov 3, 2024
PURPOSE: Lower-limb muscle mass reduction and fatty degeneration develop in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and could affect their symptoms, satisfaction, expectation and functional activities. The Knee Society Scoring System (KSS) includes p...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Intramuscular fat fraction (FF), assessed with quantitative MRI (qMRI), has emerged as one of the few responsive outcome measures in CMT1A patients. The main limitation for its use in future therapeutic trials is the time r...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Oct 9, 2024
The loss of bilateral hand function is a debilitating challenge for millions of individuals that suffered a motor-complete spinal cord injury (SCI). We have recently demonstrated in eight tetraplegic individuals the presence of highly functional spar...
IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
Oct 7, 2024
Muscle fatigue impacts upper extremity function but is often overlooked in biomechanical models. The present work leveraged a transfer learning approach to improve torque predictions during fatiguing upper extremity movements. We developed two artifi...
This study aims at improving the lower-limb muscle segmentation accuracy of deep learning approaches based on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans, crucial for the diagnostic and therapeutic processes in musculoskeletal diseases. In general, segmen...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Sep 30, 2024
Biomimetic actuation technologies with high muscle strokes, cycle rates, and work capacities are necessary for robotic systems. We present a muscle type that operates based on changes in muscle stiffness caused by volume expansion. This muscle is cre...
Muscle tone is defined as the resistance to passive stretch, but this definition is often criticized for its ambiguity since some suggest it is related to a state of preparation for movement. Muscle tone is primarily regulated by the central nervous ...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Sep 29, 2024
BACKGROUND: Hip-related pain (HRP) affects young to middle-aged active adults and impacts physical activity, finances and quality of life. HRP includes conditions like femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and labral tears. Lateral hip muscle dysfunc...
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