Review
Orthopedics
Ebonie Rio, Jonathan Sandler, Kylie Cheng, G. Lorimer Moseley, Jill Cook, Michael Girdwood
Summary: The study synthesized results from 30 studies, with 18 focusing on lateral elbow tendinopathy. Moderate evidence was found for local and regional reduction of pressure pain threshold in upper-limb tendinopathies, while conflicting evidence exists for lower-limb tendinopathies. Sensitization of thermal pain threshold was observed at local sites in upper-limb tendinopathies, while limited evidence of no difference was seen in lower-limb tendinopathies.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2021)
Review
Instruments & Instrumentation
Shuo Yang, Xin Huang, Jin-man Zhou, Qiang Xue
Summary: This article provides an overview of the development and application of robotic lower limb orthoses in rehabilitation training. It reviews and discusses new devices and technologies, highlights the challenges in research and design, and predicts future directions for development.
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Long Zhang, Guangkui Song, Chaobin Zou, Rui Huang, Hong Cheng, Dekun Hu
Summary: This paper proposes an optimized knee trajectory modulation method to reduce foot-ground impacts. Additionally, a hip trajectory modulation method is presented to compensate for torso pitch deflections caused by the knee trajectory modulation. Unlike traditional mechanical methods, the proposed approach does not require bulky mechanical structures and can adaptively adjust parameters.
Review
Physiology
Ian Burton
Summary: Musculoskeletal disorders, including tendinopathy, are increasingly burdening society and health systems. Resistance training has shown short-term effectiveness in treating tendinopathy, but long-term outcomes are poor. Current standardized resistance training protocols have limitations, necessitating the need for better individualized and progressive methods.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Andrew Clegg, Karen Bandeen-Roche, Amanda Farrin, Anne Forster, Thomas M. Gill, John Gladman, Ngaire Kerse, Richard Lindley, Richard J. McManus, Rene Melis, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Parminder Raina, Kenneth Rockwood, Ruth Teh, Danielle van der Windt, Miles Witham
Summary: Meta-analyses based on individual participant data have the potential to provide more comprehensive insights into the effectiveness of interventions in aging research. However, the challenges lie in the complexity and resources needed for data collection and management. Establishing an international collaboration among trialists in aging research could facilitate the use of individual participant data meta-analysis and contribute to evidence-based care for older people.
Article
Sport Sciences
AuraLea C. Fain, Kayla D. Seymore, Nicholas J. Lobb, Tyler N. Brown
Summary: Lower-limb biomechanics differ between sexes during loaded vertical jumps, with men producing more limb power to achieve higher jump height and greater center of mass velocity, while women have a higher percentage of work at the ankle joint compared to men.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Sport Sciences
Dimitris Challoumas, Gearoid Crosbie, Seth O'Neill, Carles Pedret, Neal L. L. Millar
Summary: Exercise therapy is recommended as the first-line treatment for lower limb tendinopathies. This study found no convincing evidence that adjuncts added to exercise therapy are more effective than exercise alone. Therefore, it is recommended that patients undergo exercise therapy for at least 3 months before considering adjuncts.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Stefano Tortora, Luca Tonin, Sebastian Sieghartsleitner, Rupert Ortner, Christoph Guger, Olive Lennon, Damien Coyle, Emanuele Menegatti, Alessandra Del Felice
Summary: Neurorehabilitation with robotic devices requires a paradigm shift to enhance human-robot interaction. The coupling of robot assisted gait training (RAGT) with a brain-machine interface (BMI) represents an important step in this direction but requires better elucidation of the effect of RAGT on the user's neural modulation.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL SYSTEMS AND REHABILITATION ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Robotics
Weiguang Huo, Huiseok Moon, Mohamed Amine Alouane, Vincent Bonnet, Jian Huang, Yacine Amirat, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Samer Mohammed
Summary: This article proposes a novel impedance modulation strategy for a lower-limb exoskeleton to provide appropriate power and balance assistance during STS movements, while enhancing the wearer's balance control ability. By designing a human joint torque observer and a time-varying desired impedance model, along with a virtual environmental force for balance reinforcement control, the effectiveness of the proposed method is evaluated through experiments with healthy subjects.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ROBOTICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Lijun Chen, Yanggang Feng, Baojun Chen, Qining Wang, Kunlin Wei
Summary: Introducing a sensory substitution system based on surrogated tactile stimulus can improve postural stability for people with lower-limb amputations. The design of the mapping between foot-ground interaction force and tactile signals is crucial for users to effectively utilize the surrogate feedback for postural control, especially in challenging situations.
JOURNAL OF NEUROENGINEERING AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jutamanee Poonsiri, Rienk Dekker, Pieter U. Dijkstra, Juha M. Hijmans, Jan H. B. Geertzen
Summary: In the Netherlands, the majority of adults with lower limb amputation continued cycling after amputation, mainly for recreational purposes. A dynamic foot, a higher number of facilitators, and absence of other underlying diseases increase the likelihood of cycling after amputation.
BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Carlo Damiani, Sanaz Pournajaf, Michela Goffredo, Stefania Proietti, Gabriele Denza, Benedetta Rosa, Marco Franceschini, Roberto Casale
Summary: Lower limb amputation (LLA) remains a health issue that requires long-term care and rehabilitation even in industrial societies. A study on 687 LLA subjects found that factors such as gender, level of amputation, work activity before and after LLA, and prosthesis use were associated with community ambulation (CA) recovery. The use of prosthesis and trans-tibial amputation level were identified as predictors of positive outcomes for participation in social life.
Article
Surgery
Xin Zheng, Yang-yu-fan Wang, Wang-yi Jin, Chao-ran Huang, Zi-wen Yan, Da-lin Peng, Shen Zhou, Kai-jin Guo, Sheng Pan
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the side-to-side difference in intraindividual rotation alignment of patients with bilateral varus-type knee osteoarthritis (OA) and compare it with control subjects. The results showed significant differences in the rotation alignment of the femur and tibia between the OA patients and the control group, indicating more pronounced retroversion in the femur and more internal rotation in the tibia in patients with OA. However, the overall lower limb rotation differences between the two groups were not statistically significant.
FRONTIERS IN SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Ian Burton, Aisling McCormack
Summary: This systematic review examined literature on resistance training interventions for lower limb tendinopathy and found significant variability and methodological concerns in the application and reporting of resistance training principles, particularly progression and individualization. While most studies considered key principles, only a small number provided detailed descriptions of how progression and individualization were achieved, and there were gaps in reporting intervention adherence.
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Louise C. D. Konijn, Richard A. P. Takx, Willem P. Th. M. Mali, Hugo T. C. Veger, Hendrik van Overhagen
Summary: Compared with non-PAD patients, arteries of the lower extremities of CLI patients are more frequently and extensively calcified. Annular calcifications were found in the crural arteries of CLI patients while dot-like calcifications were mostly present in non-PAD patients.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2021)
