Performance evaluation of lower limb exoskeletons: a systematic review

D Pinto-Fernandez, D Torricelli… - … on Neural Systems …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Benchmarks have long been used to verify and compare the readiness level of different
technologies in many application domains. In the field of wearable robots, the lack of a …

Robotic devices for paediatric rehabilitation: a review of design features

A Gonzalez, L Garcia, J Kilby, P McNair - BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2021 - Springer
Children with physical disabilities often have limited performance in daily activities,
hindering their physical development, social development and mental health. Therefore …

Effectiveness of powered exoskeleton use on gait in individuals with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

LR Bunge, AJ Davidson, BR Helmore… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is a leading cause of childhood disability. The motor
impairments of individuals with CP significantly affect the kinematics of an efficient gait …

Design and control of a single-leg exoskeleton with gravity compensation for children with unilateral cerebral palsy

M Sarajchi, K Sirlantzis - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience reduced quality of life due to limited mobility
and independence. Recent studies have shown that lower-limb exoskeletons (LLEs) have …

Gait deficits and dynamic stability in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Chakraborty, A Nandy, TM Kesar - Clinical biomechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
Background: Studies have demonstrated that ambulatory children and adolescents with
cerebral palsy demonstrate atypical gait patterns. Out of numerous gait variables …

Immediate effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on gait kinematics in Parkinson's disease ON/OFF medication

C Erra, I Mileti, M Germanotta, M Petracca… - Clinical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Gait impairment is a highly disabling symptom for Parkinson's disease (PD)
patients. Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS), has shown to improve spatio-temporal gait …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of robotic exoskeletons for improving gait in children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review

M Hunt, L Everaert, M Brown, L Muraru… - Gait & Posture, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Robotic exoskeletons have been developed to assist locomotion and address
gait abnormalities in children with cerebral palsy (CP). These wearable assistive devices …

Measuring gait quality in Parkinson's disease through real-time gait phase recognition

I Mileti, M Germanotta, E Di Sipio, I Imbimbo, A Pacilli… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Monitoring gait quality in daily activities through wearable sensors has the potential to
improve medical assessment in Parkinson's Disease (PD). In this study, four gait partitioning …

Robotic-assisted locomotor treadmill therapy does not change gait pattern in children with cerebral palsy

M Petrarca, F Frascarelli, S Carniel… - International Journal …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Although robotic-assisted locomotor treadmill therapy is utilized on children with cerebral
palsy (CP), its impact on the gait pattern in childhood is not fully described. We investigated …

Factorization of EMG via muscle synergies in walking task: Evaluation of intra-subject and inter-subject variability

J Taborri, E Palermo, D Masiello… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Muscle synergies have reached great popularity in the last years, to explain how the central
nervous system (CNS) reduces the dimensionality of muscle activation in the execution of a …