Issue 1/2010
Content (60 Articles)
Improvement of diaphragm and limb muscle isotonic contractile performance by K+ channel blockade
Erik van Lunteren, Jennifer Pollarine
Introducing a feedback training system for guided home rehabilitation
Fabian Kohler, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Catherine Disselhorst-Klug
Effect of obesity and low back pain on spinal mobility: a cross sectional study in women
Luca Vismara, Francesco Menegoni, Fabio Zaina, Manuela Galli, Stefano Negrini, Paolo Capodaglio
Gait symmetry and regularity in transfemoral amputees assessed by trunk accelerations
Andrea Tura, Michele Raggi, Laura Rocchi, Andrea G Cutti, Lorenzo Chiari
New method of measuring wrist joint position sense avoiding cutaneous and visual inputs
Andre Gay, Kimberly Harbst, Kenton R Kaufman, Diana K Hansen, Edward R Laskowski, Richard A Berger
Overground walking speed changes when subjected to body weight support conditions for nonimpaired and post stroke individuals
Jamie K Burgess, Gwendolyn C Weibel, David A Brown
Effects of collagen membranes enriched with in vitro-differentiated N1E-115 cells on rat sciatic nerve regeneration after end-to-end repair
Sandra Amado, Jorge M Rodrigues, Ana L Luís, Paulo AS Armada-da-Silva, Márcia Vieira, Andrea Gartner, Maria J Simões, António P Veloso, Michele Fornaro, Stefania Raimondo, Artur SP Varejão, Stefano Geuna, Ana C Maurício
Bayesian aggregation versus majority vote in the characterization of non-specific arm pain based on quantitative needle electromyography
Andrew Hamilton-Wright, Linda McLean, Daniel W Stashuk, Kristina M Calder
Kinematic aspects of trunk motion and gender effect in normal adults
ChinYoub Chung, MoonSeok Park, SangHyeong Lee, SeJin Kong, KyoungMin Lee
SLAM algorithm applied to robotics assistance for navigation in unknown environments
Fernando A Auat Cheein, Natalia Lopez, Carlos M Soria, Fernando A di Sciascio, Fernando Lobo Pereira, Ricardo Carelli
User-centered virtual environment design for virtual rehabilitation
Cali M Fidopiastis, Albert A Rizzo, Jannick P Rolland
Transmembrane potential induced on the internal organelle by a time-varying magnetic field: a model study
Hui Ye, Marija Cotic, Eunji E Kang, Michael G Fehlings, Peter L Carlen
Self-adaptive robot training of stroke survivors for continuous tracking movements
Elena Vergaro, Maura Casadio, Valentina Squeri, Psiche Giannoni, Pietro Morasso, Vittorio Sanguineti
An explorative, cross-sectional study into abnormal muscular coupling during reach in chronic stroke patients
Gerdienke B Prange, Michiel JA Jannink, Arno HA Stienen, Herman van der Kooij, Maarten J IJzerman, Hermie J Hermens
Influence of virtual reality soccer game on walking performance in robotic assisted gait training for children
Karin Brütsch, Tabea Schuler, Alexander Koenig, Lukas Zimmerli, Susan Mérillat (-Koeneke), Lars Lünenburger, Robert Riener, Lutz Jäncke, Andreas Meyer-Heim
Principal components analysis based control of a multi-dof underactuated prosthetic hand
Giulia C Matrone, Christian Cipriani, Emanuele L Secco, Giovanni Magenes, Maria Chiara Carrozza
On the identification of sensory information from mixed nerves by using single-channel cuff electrodes
Stanisa Raspopovic, Jacopo Carpaneto, Esther Udina, Xavier Navarro, Silvestro Micera
Toe clearance and velocity profiles of young and elderly during walking on sloped surfaces
Ahsan H Khandoker, Kate Lynch, Chandan K Karmakar, Rezaul K Begg, Marimuthu Palaniswami
Usability of a virtual reality environment simulating an automated teller machine for assessing and training persons with acquired brain injury
Kenneth NK Fong, Kathy YY Chow, Bianca CH Chan, Kino CK Lam, Jeff CK Lee, Teresa HY Li, Elaine WH Yan, Asta TY Wong
A case study of new assessment and training of unilateral spatial neglect in stroke patients: effect of visual image transformation and visual stimulation by using a head mounted display system (HMD)
Toshiaki Tanaka, Tohru Ifukube, Shunichi Sugihara, Takashi Izumi
Study of stability of time-domain features for electromyographic pattern recognition
Dennis Tkach, He Huang, Todd A Kuiken
The design and testing of a novel mechanomyogram-driven switch controlled by small eyebrow movements
Natasha Alves, Tom Chau
Effects of unilateral robotic limb loading on gait characteristics in subjects with chronic stroke
Ira Khanna, Anindo Roy, Mary M Rodgers, Hermano I Krebs, Richard M Macko, Larry W Forrester
A decision support framework for the discrimination of children with controlled epilepsy based on EEG analysis
Vangelis Sakkalis, Tracey Cassar, Michalis Zervakis, Ciprian D Giurcaneanu, Cristin Bigan, Sifis Micheloyannis, Kenneth P Camilleri, Simon G Fabri, Eleni Karakonstantaki, Kostas Michalopoulos
The effect of pharmacological treatment on gait biomechanics in peripheral arterial disease patients
Jessie M Huisinga, Iraklis I Pipinos, Jason M Johanning, Nicholas Stergiou
Vibration-induced extra torque during electrically-evoked contractions of the human calf muscles
Fernando H Magalhães, André F Kohn
Modulation of mu rhythm desynchronization during motor imagery by transcranial direct current stimulation
Jun Matsumoto, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Osamu Takahashi, Meigen Liu, Akio Kimura, Junichi Ushiba
Gait patterns in Prader-Willi and Down syndrome patients
Veronica Cimolin, Manuela Galli, Graziano Grugni, Luca Vismara, Giorgio Albertini, Chiara Rigoldi, Paolo Capodaglio
Quantification of the effects of an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist on reflex properties in spinal cord injury using a system identification technique
Mehdi M Mirbagheri, David Chen, WZev Rymer
Innovative gait robot for the repetitive practice of floor walking and stair climbing up and down in stroke patients
Stefan Hesse, Andreas Waldner, Christopher Tomelleri
Investigating the synchronization of hippocampal neural network in response to acute nicotine exposure
David Akkurt, Yasemin M Akay, Metin Akay
Balance perturbation system to improve balance compensatory responses during walking in old persons
Amir Shapiro, Itshak Melzer
Short-term locomotor adaptation to a robotic ankle exoskeleton does not alter soleus Hoffmann reflex amplitude
Pei-Chun Kao, Cara L Lewis, Daniel P Ferris
Biased feedback in brain-computer interfaces
Álvaro Barbero, Moritz Grosse-Wentrup
The relation between neuromechanical parameters and Ashworth score in stroke patients
Erwin de Vlugt, Jurriaan H de Groot, Kim E Schenkeveld, JHans Arendzen, Frans CT van der Helm, Carel GM Meskers
Development and pilot testing of HEXORR: Hand EXOskeleton Rehabilitation Robot
Christopher N Schabowsky, Sasha B Godfrey, Rahsaan J Holley, Peter S Lum
Adaptive robot training for the treatment of incoordination in Multiple Sclerosis
Elena Vergaro, Valentina Squeri, Giampaolo Brichetto, Maura Casadio, Pietro Morasso, Claudio Solaro, Vittorio Sanguineti
Assessing motor deficits in compressive neuropathy using quantitative electromyography
Joseph Nashed, Andrew Hamilton-Wright, Daniel W Stashuk, Matthew Faris, Linda McLean
A robotic wheelchair trainer: design overview and a feasibility study
Laura Marchal-Crespo, Jan Furumasu, David J Reinkensmeyer
Kinematic analysis of the daily activity of drinking from a glass in a population with cervical spinal cord injury
Ana de los Reyes-Guzmán, Angel Gil-Agudo, Benito Peñasco-Martín, Marta Solís-Mozos, Antonio del Ama-Espinosa, Enrique Pérez-Rizo
Cognitive vision system for control of dexterous prosthetic hands: Experimental evaluation
Strahinja Došen, Christian Cipriani, Miloš Kostić, Marco Controzzi, Maria C Carrozza, Dejan B Popović
Patient-cooperative control increases active participation of individuals with SCI during robot-aided gait training
Alexander Duschau-Wicke, Andrea Caprez, Robert Riener
The effects of diabetes and/or peripheral neuropathy in detecting short postural perturbations in mature adults
George D Fulk, Charles J Robinson, Sumona Mondal, Christopher M Storey, Anne M Hollister
Autonomous indoor wayfinding for individuals with cognitive impairments
Yao-Jen Chang, Shu-Ming Peng, Tsen-Yung Wang, Shu-Fang Chen, Yan-Ru Chen, Hung-Chi Chen
Dipolar cortico-muscular electrical stimulation: a novel method that enhances motor function in both - normal and spinal cord injured mice
Zaghloul Ahmed
Dual task interference during gait in patients with unilateral vestibular disorders
Alberto Nascimbeni, Andrea Gaffuri, Arminio Penno, Mara Tavoni
Neurorehabilitation using the virtual reality based Rehabilitation Gaming System: methodology, design, psychometrics, usability and validation
Mónica S Cameirão, Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Esther Duarte Oller, Paul FMJ Verschure
Simultaneous measurements of kinematics and fMRI: compatibility assessment and case report on recovery evaluation of one stroke patient
Claudia Casellato, Simona Ferrante, Marta Gandolla, Nicola Volonterio, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Giuseppe Baselli, Tiziano Frattini, Alberto Martegani, Franco Molteni, Alessandra Pedrocchi
Fall prevention and vitamin D in the elderly: an overview of the key role of the non-bone effects
Cedric Annweiler, Manuel Montero-Odasso, Anne M Schott, Gilles Berrut, Bruno Fantino, Olivier Beauchet
Reduction of freezing of gait in Parkinson's disease by repetitive robot-assisted treadmill training: a pilot study
Albert C Lo, Victoria C Chang, Milena A Gianfrancesco, Joseph H Friedman, Tara S Patterson, Douglas F Benedicto
Evaluation of upper extremity robot-assistances in subacute and chronic stroke subjects
Jaka Ziherl, Domen Novak, Andrej Olenšek, Matjaž Mihelj, Marko Munih
Decoding subtle forearm flexions using fractal features of surface electromyogram from single and multiple sensors
Sridhar Poosapadi Arjunan, Dinesh Kant Kumar
Oromotor variability in children with mild spastic cerebral palsy: a kinematic study of speech motor control
Chia-ling Chen, Hsieh-ching Chen, Wei-hsien Hong, Fan-pei Gloria Yang, Liang-yi Yang, Ching-yi Wu
Validated instruments used to measure attitudes of healthcare students and professionals towards patients with physical disability: a systematic review
Wai Yim Lam, Sameer K Gunukula, Denise McGuigan, New Isaiah, Andrew B Symons, Elie A Akl
Effects of muscle fatigue on gait characteristics under single and dual-task conditions in young and older adults
Urs Granacher, Irene Wolf, Anja Wehrle, Stephanie Bridenbaugh, Reto W Kressig
Testing the potential of a virtual reality neurorehabilitation system during performance of observation, imagery and imitation of motor actions recorded by wireless functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
Lisa Holper, Thomas Muehlemann, Felix Scholkmann, Kynan Eng, Daniel Kiper, Martin Wolf
Biofeedback for training balance and mobility tasks in older populations: a systematic review
Agnes Zijlstra, Martina Mancini, Lorenzo Chiari, Wiebren Zijlstra
Computer simulations of neural mechanisms explaining upper and lower limb excitatory neural coupling
Helen J Huang, Daniel P Ferris
Applying a brain-computer interface to support motor imagery practice in people with stroke for upper limb recovery: a feasibility study
Girijesh Prasad, Pawel Herman, Damien Coyle, Suzanne McDonough, Jacqueline Crosbie