For most individuals, balancing upright is a simple task that requires little effort. The inherent
difficulties associated with standing balance are not revealed until a pathology or injury …

Background: Mediolateral perturbations caused by external pulling and pushing forces can
occur in everyday living. Although the loss of balance can appear in all directions, coping …

Telerehabilitation can offer prolonged rehabilitation for patients with stroke after being
discharged from the hospital, whilst remote diagnostics may reduce the frequency of the …

Load-related afferent information modifies the magnitude and timing of hindlimb muscle
activity during stepping in decerebrate animals and spinal cord–injured humans and …

Falls and fear of falling are significant problems arising from impaired balancing abilities that
affect people with lower limb amputation during unassisted transfer manoeuvres and …

In this paper we present a mechanical apparatus and methods named BalanceReTrainer for
standing-balance training in neurologically impaired individuals. BalanceReTrainer …

The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of balance training in a balance trainer, a
newly developed mechanical device for training balance, with conventional balance training …

The objective of this paper was to investigate whether a paraplegic subject is able to
maintain balance during standing by means of voluntary and reflex activity of the upper body …

We describe here the Walkaround, a new rehabilitation device that allows walking without
hand support of individuals with limited ability to control posture. The design of this device …

One of the major obstacles in restoration of functional FES supported standing in paraplegia
is the lack of knowledge of a suitable control strategy. The main issue is how to integrate the …