Prinsen EC, Nederhand MJ, Rietman JS. Adaptation strategies of the lower extremities of
patients with a transtibial or transfemoral amputation during level walking: a systematic …

Background Children with lower limb loss face gait and balance limitations. Prosthetic
rehabilitation is thus aimed at improving functional capacity and mobility throughout the …

Muscle mechanical work is an important biomechanical quantity in human movement
analyses and has been estimated using different quantities including external, internal and …

Walking after stroke is often described as requiring excessive muscle co-contraction, yet,
evidence that co-contraction is a ubiquitous motor control strategy for this population …

Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

Background Myoelectric control of upper extremity powered prostheses has been used
clinically for many years, however this approach has not been fully developed for lower …

Amputation of a limb is always perceived as a catastrophe. The principles underlying
creation of a stump adapted to modern prosthetic fittings must be fully understood and the …

Introduction: Shoulder injuries are common among athletes in sports that involve overhead
throwing of the ball such as handball. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the timing …

Background Co-contraction is the simultaneous activation of agonist and antagonist muscles
that produces forces around a joint. It is unknown if the use of a wrist-driven 3D printed …

The present study investigated the influence of additional loads on the knee net joint
moment, flexor and extensor muscle group moments, and cocontraction index during a …