A review of robot-assisted lower-limb stroke therapy: unexplored paths and future directions in gait rehabilitation

B Hobbs, P Artemiadis - Frontiers in neurorobotics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Stroke affects one out of every six people on Earth. Approximately 90% of stroke survivors
have some functional disability with mobility being a major impairment, which not only …

Promoting functional and independent sitting in children with cerebral palsy using the robotic trunk support trainer

V Santamaria, M Khan, T Luna, J Kang… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Seated postural abilities are critical to functional independence and participation in children
with cerebral palsy, Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS) levels III-IV. In …

The robotic Trunk-Support-Trainer (TruST) to measure and increase postural workspace during sitting in people with spinal cord injury

V Santamaria, T Luna, M Khan… - Spinal cord series and …, 2020 - nature.com
Study design Cross-sectional study. Objectives To measure and expand the sitting
workspace of participants with spinal cord injury (SCI) with the Trunk-Support-Trainer …

Stand trainer with applied forces at the pelvis and trunk: Response to perturbations and assist-as-needed support

M Khan, T Luna, V Santamaria… - … on Neural Systems …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Functional rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury remains a current challenge.
Training these patients to successfully stand is the first step towards restoring advanced …

Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of an intensive seated postural intervention delivered with robotic and rigid trunk support …

V Santamaria, X Ai, K Chin, JP Dutkowsky… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Children with cerebral palsy (CP) classified as gross motor function
classification system (GMFCS) levels III–IV demonstrate impaired sitting and reaching …

Simulating underwater human motions on the ground with a cable-driven robotic platform

A Rodriguez-Barroso, M Khan… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human performance and body motions when submerged underwater are highly influenced
by buoyancy forces. In this article, we simulate the effect of buoyancy on human motion over …

[PDF][PDF] Pelvis mobility control solutions for gait rehabilitation systems: a review

DI Badea, I Ciobanu, PL Seiciu, M Berteanu - Health, Sports & …, 2021 - jhsrm.org
Pelvis mobility plays a big role during normal walking. There are six pelvic movements that
allow natural gait patterns and center of mass trajectories. The pelvis mechanism is an …

Exploring new potential applications for hand exoskeletons: power grip to assist human standing

JA Diez, V Santamaria, MI Khan, JM Catalán… - Sensors, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hand exoskeleton potential applications reach further than grasping or assistance during
manipulation. In this paper, we present a preliminary study of how this technology can be …

How Robots Can Support Balancing in Healthy People

E Anwar, S Abeywardena, SC Miller… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In manufacturing, construction, logistics, and other industrial tasks, human workers are
required to handle and manipulate heavy loads such as loading packages in and out of …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of an intensive seated postural intervention delivered with robotic and rigid …

V Santamaria, X Ai, K Chin, JP Dutkowsky, AM Gordon… - BMJ Open, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Children with cerebral palsy (CP) classified as gross motor function
classification system (GMFCS) levels III–IV demonstrate impaired sitting and reaching …