Computer vision and machine learning-based gait pattern recognition for flat fall prediction

B Chen, C Chen, J Hu, Z Sayeed, J Qi, HF Darwiche… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Gait recognition has been applied in the prediction of the probability of elderly
flat ground fall, functional evaluation during rehabilitation, and the training of patients with …

A cable-driven exoskeleton with personalized assistance improves the gait metrics of people in subacute stroke

B Zhong, M Shen, H Liu, Y Zhao, Q Qian… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Most stroke survivors have mobility deficits and show a pathological gait pattern. Seeking to
enhance the gait performance among this population, we have developed a hybrid cable …

Adapted assistance and resistance training with a knee exoskeleton after stroke

J De Miguel-Fernández, M Rey-Prieto… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Studies on robotic interventions for gait rehabilitation after stroke require:(i) rigorous
performance evidence;(ii) systematic procedures to tune the control parameters; and (iii) …

Immediate biomechanical effects of providing adaptive assistance with an ankle exoskeleton in individuals after stroke

J de Miguel-Fernández, C Pescatore… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent studies on ankle exoskeletons have shown the feasibility of this technology for post-
stroke gait rehabilitation. The main contribution of the present work is a comprehensive …

Kinematic comparison of single degree-of-freedom robotic gait trainers

J Lee, L Li, SY Shin, AD Deshpande, J Sulzer - Mechanism and Machine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Single degree-of-freedom mechanized gait trainers employing linkage mechanisms can
imitate the gait trajectory of the human user at a potentially lower cost than current …

Myoelectric interface for neurorehabilitation conditioning to reduce abnormal leg co-activation after stroke: a pilot study

A Khorasani, J Hulsizer, V Paul, C Gorski… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2024 - Springer
Background The ability to walk is an important factor in quality of life after stroke. Co-
activation of hip adductors and knee extensors has been shown to correlate with gait …

Speed-dependent biomechanical changes vary across individual gait metrics post-stroke relative to neurotypical adults

SA Kettlety, JM Finley, DS Reisman… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Gait training at fast speeds is recommended to reduce walking activity
limitations post-stroke. Fast walking may also reduce gait kinematic impairments post-stroke …

Neuromusculoskeletal simulation reveals abnormal rectus femoris-gluteus medius coupling in post-stroke gait

T Akbas, RR Neptune, J Sulzer - Frontiers in neurology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Post-stroke gait is often accompanied by muscle impairments that result in adaptations such
as hip circumduction to compensate for lack of knee flexion. Our previous work robotically …

Isolating the energetic and mechanical consequences of imposed reductions in ankle and knee flexion during gait

EM McCain, TL Libera, ME Berno, GS Sawicki… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Weakness of ankle and knee musculature following injury or disorder results in
reduced joint motion associated with metabolically expensive gait compensations to enable …

Pelvic obliquity as a compensatory mechanism leading to lower energy recovery: characterization among the types of prostheses in subjects with transfemoral …

SF Castiglia, A Ranavolo, T Varrecchia, C De Marchis… - Gait & posture, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Subjects with transfemoral amputation (TFA) show an asymmetric gait pattern
associated with a decreased ability to recover mechanical energy and an increased …