Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jeremiah Joseph Cross, Anita Arora, Benjamin Howell, Dowin Boatright, Pavithra Vijayakumar, Lee Cruz, Jerry Smart, Virginia Spell, Ann Greene, Marjorie Rosenthal
Summary: Social and economic factors significantly impact patient health. Neighbourhood walking tours have a positive impact on physician-residents' understanding of social determinants of health (SDoH) and knowledge of community resources.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Wei Liu, Shuoyu Wang, Peng Shi
Summary: In this paper, the control problem for a novel walking assistance training robot is addressed. A nonlinear dynamical system is modeled to represent the robot and user, with control inputs including pulling forces on straps attached to the user's chest and back. A feedback control system is developed and a nonlinear state feedback control algorithm is designed to ensure stability and achieve the desired objectives. Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness and performance of the proposed algorithm.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Olle ten Cate, Robert P. Favier
Summary: Transitions within medical and health professional training are often stressful, and efforts to prepare learners for the next phase are not always effective. This study proposes considering the level of supervision required for specific tasks as a way to alleviate stress and enhance continued development after transitions.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Oluwole O. Awosika, Dorothy Chan, Heidi J. Sucharew, Pierce Boyne, Amit Bhattacharya, Kari Dunning, Brett M. Kissela
Summary: The study investigated the effectiveness of backward locomotor treadmill training on post-stroke walking impairment patients and found that this training approach is safe and beneficial regardless of the severity of walking impairment in patients.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Antonio Nieto, Angel Mazon, Maria Nieto, Rafael Calderon, Susana Calaforra, Blanca Selva, Sonia Uixera, Maria Jose Palao, Paola Brandi, Laura Conejero, Paula Saz-Leal, Cristina Fernandez-Perez, David Sancho, Jose Luis Subiza, Miguel Casanovas
Summary: The study demonstrates the clinical efficacy and safety of mucosal bacterial immunotherapy with MV130 in preventing recurrent wheezing attacks (WA) in children.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Robotics
Huanghe Zhang, Shuai Li, Qingya Zhao, Ashwini K. Rao, Yi Guo, Damiano Zanotto
Summary: This letter introduces a novel biofeedback engine (RLFLE) that uses reinforcement learning and fuzzy inference to personalize overground walking speed training. The RLFLE adjusts underfoot vibrotactile stimuli to encourage users to achieve a target walking speed and determine their maximum steady-state walking speed. Experimental results show that participants had lower walking speed errors when using RLFLE and it was more effective in determining an individual's maximum steady-state walking speed.
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alex Arnall
Summary: This paper sheds light on the often overlooked role of human agency in the relationship between human mobility and environmental variability. It highlights the importance of perception, action, and decision-making in everyday life, showcasing how people's daily routes are shaped by encounters with physical obstacles and other individuals. Additionally, it emphasizes the challenges faced by mobile, rural livelihoods in responding to environmental change and the gradual accumulation of risks.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Ranita H. K. Manocha, Krista L. Best, Caroline Charette, Hannah Curlock, Merissa Sigfusson, Celine Faure, William C. Miller, Francois Routhier
Summary: There is significant variation in curricular approaches to walking aid (WA) education in Canadian professional programs, with inadequate time and emphasis dedicated to WA fitting and skills training in most programs. There is a need for a standardized WA education program to improve safe WA use for clients with short- and long-term mobility impairments.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chin Ean Yeoh, Min Sung Ahn, Soomin Choi, Hak Yi
Summary: To achieve stable walking for a quadruped robot, optimization is necessary but may decrease its time efficiency. In this study, a machine learning method was used to develop a simplified control policy using joint models for supervised training. The trained models improved walking performance with an average distance error of 0.0719 m and a computational time as low as 91.98 s.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Evangelia-Regkina Symeonidou, Nicole M. Esposito, Roehl-Dean Reyes, Daniel P. Ferris
Summary: The goals of this study were to determine the effects of practicing walking on a treadmill mounted balance beam on sacral marker movement kinematics and balance measures. Participants trained with intermittent visual occlusions or unperturbed vision. Results showed significant changes in sacral marker velocity after training, but no significant group differences. There was limited evidence of balance transfer from beam-walking practice to treadmill walking and standing balance.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Oluwole O. Awosika, Dorothy Chan, Bridget A. Rizik, Heidi J. Sucharew, Pierce Boyne, Amit Bhattacharya, Kari Dunning, Brett M. Kissela
Summary: This study aims to investigate the effects of serial BLTT on spatial aspects of backward and forward walking in chronic post-stroke individuals with residual walking impairment. The results show an overall improvement in BLTT and overground walking speeds, bilateral step lengths, and single-support center of pressure distances over six training sessions. Additionally, there were weak positive associations between changes in BLTT speed, BLTT paretic step length, and overground forward walking speed.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Leah M. Coman, Elizabeth A. Cardell, John A. Richards, Amanda Mahon, Melissa D. Lawrie, Robert S. Ware, Kelly A. Weir
Summary: This study investigated the current training situation and the need for videofluoroscopic swallow study (VFSS) training among radiology registrars. The results showed that most of the participants believed that VFSS training is necessary for radiology registrars, but there is currently a lack of training programs. The recommendations from the participants will inform the development of a targeted VFSS training package for radiology registrars in Australian tertiary hospitals.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Aluisio Andrade-Lima, Natan Silva Junior, Marcel Chehuen, Roberto Miyasato, Rodrigo W. A. Souza, Anthony S. Leicht, Patricia C. Brum, Edilamar M. de Oliveira, Nelson Wolosker, Claudia L. M. Forjaz
Summary: The study found that submaximal walking training can improve nitric oxide bioavailability, reduce systemic and local oxidative stress and inflammation in patients with intermittent claudication. The proposed training protocol may contribute to cardiovascular health improvement in these patients.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
A. Calleja-Huerta, M. Lamande, O. Green, L. J. Munkholm
Summary: This experiment aimed to study the vertical and horizontal stresses during repeated wheeling from a lightweight autonomous robot and compare the measurements with calculations. The results showed a significant increase in mean ground pressure with repeated wheeling, measured values of maximum vertical stresses were 32% larger than the ones predicted by the model. These findings suggest that using static loads from this machine as inputs in models can result in inaccurate predictions of soil-tyre interface parameters.
SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Semra Oguz, Hulya Nilgun Gurses, Goksen Kuran Aslan, Rengin Demir, Semiramis Ozyilmaz, Fatma Karantay Mutluay, Hulya Apaydin
Summary: Combining walking training with respiratory muscle training has been shown to improve respiratory muscle strength and walking distance in patients with Parkinson's disease, leading to significant improvements in UPDRS-III scores.
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jacqueline Tibbett, Eva G. Widerstrom-Noga, Christine K. Thomas, Edelle C. Field-Fote
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2019)
Editorial Material
Orthopedics
Edelle Field-Fote
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ralph J. Marino, Mary Schmidt-Read, Anna Chen, Steven C. Kirshblum, Trevor A. Dyson-Hudson, Edelle Field-Fote, Ross Zafonte
JOURNAL OF SPINAL CORD MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jacqueline A. Tibbett, Edelle C. Field-Fote, Christine K. Thomas, Eva G. Widerstrom-Noga
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Edelle Edee Field-Fote
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2019)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Daniel Pinto, Mauricio Garnier, Jason Barbas, Shuo-Hsiu Chang, Susan Charlifue, Edelle Field-Fote, Catherine Furbish, Candy Tefertiller, Chaithanya K. Mummidisetty, Heather Taylor, Arun Jayaraman, Allen W. Heinemann
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2020)
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Edelle Edee Field-Fote
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2020)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Jasmine M. Hope, Ryan Z. Koter, Stephen P. Estes, Edelle C. Field-Fote
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2020)
Article
Rehabilitation
W. Mark Sweatman, Allen W. Heinemann, Catherine L. Furbish, Edelle C. Field-Fote
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins, Chaithanya K. Mummidisetty, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Deborah Crown, Rachel A. Bond, Marc H. Applebaum, Arun Jayaraman, Catherine Furbish, Gail Forrest, Edelle Field-Fote, Allen W. Heinemann
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Stephen Estes, Anastasia Zarkou, Jasmine M. Hope, Cazmon Suri, Edelle C. Field-Fote
Summary: The study assessed the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of LT + TSS in subacute spinal cord injury patients, finding significant improvements in walking outcomes in the LT + TSS group compared to the LT + TSSsham group. There were no significant changes in spasticity in either group, possibly due to variability in the measurements.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Marissa R. Mirecki, Sarah Callahan, Kyle M. Condon, Edelle C. Field-Fote
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effect of a self-applied upper extremity vibration intervention on UE spasticity for individuals with tetraplegia. Results showed that participants with higher spasticity demonstrated decreased spasticity after the intervention, although there was no clear effect on grasp, transport, and release function. Most participants were satisfied with the intervention and believed it would be valuable to have at home.
SPINAL CORD SERIES AND CASES
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Allen W. Heinemann, Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins, Chaithanya K. Mummidisetty, Rachel A. Bond, Linda Ehrlich-Jones, Catherine Furbish, Edelle Field-Fote, Arun Jayaraman
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION-ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Kim D. Anderson, Edelle C. Field-Fote, Fin Biering-Sorensen, Anne Bryden, Lisa A. Harvey, Linda Jones, M. J. Mulcahey, Sara Mulroy, Vanessa K. Noonan, Marcel W. M. Post, Rudiger Rupp, Mary Schmidt-Read
SPINAL CORD SERIES AND CASES
(2020)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gang Liu, Bradley Chi
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive review of the technological advances in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with a disorder of consciousness over the past 10 years. While these advances show promise, there is limited high-quality evidence supporting their widespread clinical adoption.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Amy Shapiro-Rosenbaum, Michelle P. Jaffe
Summary: Caregivers of persons with DoC experience high levels of perceived burden, which is associated with adverse physical, emotional, psychosocial, and financial outcomes and is directly tied to expressed needs for information and support. Providing individualized education and training at each phase of recovery can enhance effective communication between providers and caregivers, helping to increase caregiver proficiency in managing their loved one's care while also helping to mitigate the challenges associated with perceived burden. This may subsequently increase the rate of community discharge among persons with DoC, potentially translating to a reduction in the long-term costs of care for this population.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jean E. Woo, Abana Azariah, Eboni A. Reed, Nicholas Gut
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Katherine O'Brien, Bei Zhang, Elizabeth Anderl, Sunil Kothari
Summary: Behavioral assessment is essential in the clinical evaluation of disorders of consciousness, and it should be supplemented by qualitative behavioral observations and individualized quantitative assessments. Therapy disciplines, staff, and family members all play important roles in this process.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Mary E. Russell, Cindy B. Ivanhoe, Eboni A. Reed
Summary: Acquired brain injury, especially severe brain injury, is a chronic medical condition that lacks research studies on postacute care and long-term outcomes. There is a need for standardized admission criteria, diagnostic tools, and prognostic protocols. Furthermore, healthcare systems should consider personalized factors and different perspectives on meaningful recovery and quality of life.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Brooke Murtaugh, Susan Fager, Tabatha Sorenson
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Amanda Appel, Eric Spier
Summary: This article discusses the importance of the emergence of consciousness in brain-injured patients and presents a framework for evaluating and tailoring treatment of sleep and pain. Although more research is needed, validated tools are currently available for assessing consciousness, pain, and sleep.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Kristen A. Harris, Yi Zhou, Stacey Jou, Brian D. Greenwald
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Ruth Tangonan, Christos Lazaridis
Summary: Acute disorders of consciousness refer to impairments in arousal and awareness that occur within 28 days of an initial injury, which can be caused by various insults. Thorough evaluations, including assessments of consciousness level, brainstem reflexes, and motor responses, are important. Laboratory tests, imaging, and electrophysiology testing are needed for the evaluation of acute disorders of consciousness. Prognostication in this phase should be done cautiously, with open and frequent communication with families, considering the significant multidimensional uncertainty.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Editorial Material
Rehabilitation
Sunil Kothari, Bei Zhang
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Michael H. Marino
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Linda B. Xu, Stephen Hampton, David Fischer
Summary: Neuroimaging in DoC has evolved to characterize complex brain networks and may have significant implications for understanding the natural history of DoC and optimizing long-term management.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
David B. Arciniegas, Lindsey J. Gurin, Bei Zhang
Summary: Understanding the neuroanatomy of wakefulness and awareness is crucial for clinicians dealing with disorders of consciousness. Wakefulness is supported by brainstem-forebrain-diencephalic systems, while awareness is a result of integrated activity within and between wakefulness systems and cortical areas. Disruptions in these neural systems can inform the clinical presentation and treatment options for disorders of consciousness.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Katherine Golden, Yelena G. Bodien, Joseph T. Giacino
Summary: This article discusses the classification associated with the four major disorders of consciousness (DoC): coma, vegetative state or unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, minimally conscious state, and post-traumatic confusional state. The history of each disorder are briefly reviewed and operational definitions and diagnostic criteria are provided. The article heavily relies on recently released practice guidelines and identifies knowledge gaps and discusses future directions to advance DoC research and practice.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
Article
Rehabilitation
Beth S. Slomine, Stacy J. Suskauer
Summary: Research on children with disorders of consciousness (DoC) lags behind adult literature, and there is a lack of rigorous evaluation of assessment tools for this population. However, recent developments show promise in improving assessment for young children and those without overt command following. Early signs of consciousness are associated with better long-term outcomes. Although large clinical trials are lacking, programmatic data provide valuable information for standards of care and treatment options for children with DoC.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
(2024)
