Article
Clinical Neurology
Margaret A. French, Matthew L. Cohen, Ryan T. Pohlig, Darcy S. Reisman
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between locomotor learning and retention and cognition after stroke, finding that cognitive abilities play a significant role in understanding locomotor learning and retention after stroke.
NEUROREHABILITATION AND NEURAL REPAIR
(2021)
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
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shunsuke Ito, Yohei Kakuta, Kosuke Yoshida, Yuma Shirota, Tokue Mieda, Yoichi Iizuka, Hirotaka Chikuda, Haku Iizuka, Kazuhiro Nakamura
Summary: A novel scoring system using a single beam walking apparatus was established to evaluate the walking performances of SCI mice. The system uses binary judgments and observations of hindlimb position to rate the mice. The results showed that this scoring system accurately evaluates motor functions of SCI mice and is strongly correlated with the BMS score.
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Mark A. Schmuckler, Angelina Paolozza
Summary: Research on multisensory control of locomotion has shown that adults consciously adjust their walking pace when matching it with an auditory metronome. This study extends the investigation to young toddlers and adults, revealing that new walkers can also modify their gait in response to auditory input at or faster than their natural walking pace. The study also suggests that this modulation occurs automatically across ages, without explicit instructions to modify gait.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Noelle A. Jacobsen, Daniel P. Ferris
Summary: Mobile brain imaging technology has revealed that multiple brain areas, including the sensorimotor and posterior parietal cortices, are involved in gait adaptation during human walking. The alpha and beta band power in these brain areas decreases during early adaptation to split-belt walking, but gradually recovers to pre-adaptation levels by the end of the adaptation period. These findings provide important insights for future studies on gait adaptation and its disorders.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Lorena de Oliveira Vaz, Juliana de Carvalho Almeida, Karla Simone dos Santos Oliveira Froes, Cristiane Dias, Elen Beatriz Pinto, Jamary Oliveira-Filho
Summary: Adding inspiratory muscle training to a rehabilitation program can improve inspiratory muscle endurance in individuals post-stroke, but does not significantly further improve inspiratory pressure, walking capacity, activities of daily living, or quality of life compared to rehabilitation alone.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2021)
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)
Review
Psychiatry
Andrew A. McDonnell, Marion C. O'Shea, Stephanie J. Bews-Pugh, Hannah McAulliffe, Roy Deveau
Summary: This review examines the literature regarding outcomes of staff training in physical interventions across care sectors. The results show that there is limited evidence to support the effectiveness and application of physical interventions. Many studies lacked clear descriptions of course content and the physical interventions themselves, making it difficult to compare across different training programs.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fatemeh Rasouli, Seok Hun Kim, Kyle B. Reed
Summary: Gait rehabilitation therapies provide adjusted sensory inputs to modify and retrain walking patterns, with multiple-rehabilitation therapy using simultaneous stimuli to affect a wider range of gait parameters and create flexible training regiments. Understanding the effects of individual and jointly applied stimuli on gait is crucial for developing improved and efficient therapies.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Cathy C. Harro, Ian Horak, Karlee Valley, Drew Wagner
Summary: This case series suggests that customized Nordic walking training has therapeutic benefits for individuals with Parkinson's gait dysfunction. The gains in motor and gait function were retained in the 3-month follow-up phase.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hongwei Wen, Min Wang
Summary: In this meta-analysis, the potential effect of backward walking training (BWT) on walking function improvement among stroke patients was investigated. The results showed that BWT significantly improved motor functions, including walk speed, cadence, balance, paretic step length, and stride length, among stroke patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Shir Kashi, Ronit Feingold Polak, Boaz Lerner, Lior Rokach, Shelly Levy-Tzedek
Summary: During the rehabilitation process after stroke, it is crucial for patients to know how well they are performing their exercises in order to improve. A machine-learning-based automated model has been developed in this study to provide accurate information on compensatory movements made by stroke patients during exercise, which can be used in both clinical and at-home exercise programs.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EMERGING TOPICS IN COMPUTING
(2021)
Review
Rehabilitation
Xin Rong Gladys Leow, Si Li Annalyn Ng, Ying Lau
Summary: This review evaluates the effectiveness of overground robotic exoskeleton (RE) training in improving walking ability, speed, and endurance among stroke patients. The results indicate that overground RE training can significantly improve walking ability and speed at postintervention and follow-up. It is recommended to combine overground RE training with conventional rehabilitation and adopt a gait training regime of <4 times per week, >= 6 weeks, and <= 30 minutes per session for chronic stroke patients.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
C. Dane Napoli, Joseph Hamill, Wouter Hoogkamer, Richard van Emmerik
Summary: This study investigates the impact of locomotor asymmetry on head stability and dynamic visual acuity. The results show that during adaptation, step length asymmetry increases, shock attenuation decreases, and head stability is reduced, with a slight decrease in dynamic visual acuity. However, these decrements are reduced in the later stage of the condition, highlighting the adaptive nature of locomotion and the visuomotor systems.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tyler Fettrow, Kathleen Hupfeld, Hendrik Reimann, Julia Choi, Chris Hass, Rachael Seidler
Summary: The study focuses on how younger and older adults adapt their medial-lateral control of balance during split-belt treadmill walking. Younger adults showed sustained asymmetric changes in ML balance parameters, potentially exploiting passive dynamics for more efficiency, while older adults displayed more concern for maintaining stable gait.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Mitchel A. Magrini, Rashelle Hoffman, Taylor Barnett, Jennifer Bruursema, Jacob Siedlik
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effect of a multicomponent rehabilitation protocol on functional outcomes in a post-acute care facility. The results showed that the protocol was able to improve clinical mobility and balance outcomes, such as gait speed, balance scores, and sit-to-stand velocity, in medically complex older patients.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
K. Doslikova, N. D. Reeves, C. N. Maganaris, V. Baltzopoulos, S. M. P. Verschueren, F. P. Luyten, R. K. Jones, D. T. Felson, M. J. Callaghan
Summary: This study aimed to examine the effect of a sleeve knee brace on knee biomechanics during stair negotiation in patellofemoral joint osteoarthritis patients. The findings showed that the knee brace significantly reduced the maximal flexion angle, adduction angle, sagittal and frontal range of motion, and sagittal peak extension moment during stair ascent. During stair descent, the knee brace significantly reduced the maximal flexion angle and total sagittal range of motion compared to control.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Savitha Subramaniam, Shuaijie Wang, Tanvi Bhatt
Summary: This study investigates the dance movement kinematics of people with chronic stroke under different types of assistance, including no assistance, safety harness assistance, and contact guard assistance with gait belt. The results show that there is a decrease in joint angle excursions in the no assistance condition compared to the safety harness assistance and contact guard assistance conditions for all song paces. The safety harness and contact guard assistance conditions have similar levels of joint angle excursions, except for higher hip (slow and fast pace) and ankle (medium pace) joint angle excursions in the contact guard assistance condition compared to the safety harness assistance condition.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Richa Gupta, Lauren Judkins, Chet S. Friday, Joseph B. Ulsh, Stephen J. Kovach III, Samir Mehta, Charles Tomonto, Guha Manogharan, Michael W. Hast
Summary: The study compared novel additively manufactured rib implants with a clinically used Control implant, finding that the novel implants had better construct stiffness and rotational performance than the control group, with all implants failing via bone fracture in the end.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Matteo Cioni, Antonino Casabona, Rosario Ferlito, Mariangela Pisasale, Domenico Marco Romeo, Giulia Messina, Maria Stella Valle
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the temporal changes of electromyographic activity in lower limb muscles during walking after injecting botulinum toxin A into the calf muscles of children with spastic cerebral palsy. The results showed that botulinum toxin A had a significant effect on electromyographic activity, with the most noticeable changes occurring between 4 and 8 weeks post-injection and full recovery at 16 weeks. Significant changes in muscle co-contraction were also observed on the treadmill.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Review
Engineering, Biomedical
Vitor La Banca, Joao Artur Bonadiman, Felipe Fernandes Gonzalez, Jonathan Adam Gustafson, Gustavo Leporace, Grant E. Garrigues, Jorge Chahla, Leonardo Metsavaht
Summary: Background: Latissimus dorsi transfer is a surgical procedure that can be used for treating posterosuperior rotator cuff tears. However, there is still no consensus on the biomechanical changes resulting from latissimus dorsi transfer.
Methods: We performed a systematic review of the literature on 3D motion analysis studies evaluating the effects of latissimus dorsi transfer on shoulder kinematics.
Findings: Our meta-analysis revealed a significant improvement in forward flexion and abduction following latissimus dorsi transfer. When comparing the latissimus transferred shoulder with an uninjured contralateral side, the meta-analysis found no significant difference in flexion range of motion, while abduction and external rotation were significantly higher in the uninjured shoulders.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Judith Bleuel, Igor Komnik, Iris Mittendorfer, Bjoern Michel, Steffen Willwacher
Summary: This study assessed the walking mechanics of patients with total knee arthroplasty during downhill hiking and compared them to a healthy control group. It was found that patients had lower knee flexion angles and weaker muscle strength compared to the controls. The muscle balance between quadriceps and hamstring muscles was related to the persistence of a stiff knee gait pattern after knee arthroplasty.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Sangsoo Park, Hyun-Joon Yoo, Jin Su Jang, Sang-Heon Lee
Summary: This study utilizes a neural network to measure spine curvature, providing a real-time, automated, and non-contact method for measuring spine posture. The trained model demonstrates low error rates and holds potential for practical applications.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Victor-Estuardo Leon-Roman, David Garcia-Mato, Irene Isabel Lopez-Torres, Javier Vaquero-Martin, Jose Antonio Calvo-Haro, Javier Pascau, Pablo Sanz-Ruiz
Summary: This study compared the tibial rotation between rotating hinge knee prosthesis and constrained condylar knee prosthesis in a clinical setting. The results showed that the postoperative Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score was significantly higher in the rotating hinge knee prosthesis group compared to the constrained condylar knee group, and the degrees of tibial rotation measured by inertial sensors were also significantly higher in the rotating hinge knee prosthesis group.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2024)
