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Economical and preferred walking speed using body weight support apparatus with a spring-like characteristics [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021
Background A specific walking speed minimizing the U-shaped relationship between energy cost of transport per unit distance (CoT) and speed is called economical speed (ES).
Daijiro Abe   +5 more
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Aging and partial body weight support affects gait variability [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2008
Background Aging leads to increases in gait variability which may explain the large incidence of falls in the elderly. Body weight support training may be utilized to improve gait in the elderly and minimize falls.
Ehlers Julie L   +3 more
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Development of a body weight support system using pneumatic muscle actuators: Controlling and validation

open access: yesAdvances in Mechanical Engineering, 2016
This study introduces the development of a new body weight support system using pneumatic actuators for gait training. The main scope of this work is to provide a new design, validation, and assessment for active body weight support systems to reproduce ...
Tran Van Thuc, Shin-ichiroh Yamamoto
doaj   +2 more sources

Differences between targeted and measured body weight support with the usage of a body weight support system

open access: yes, 2005
The purpose of the study was to determine if the body weight support system (BWSS) maintains the targeted percentage of the subject\u27s body weight support (BWS) during walking and to explore the relationship between unloading and ground reaction force.
Cropper, Robin
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Robotic body weight support enables safe stair negotiation in compliance with basic locomotor principles [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019
Background After a neurological injury, mobility focused rehabilitation programs intensively train walking on treadmills or overground. However, after discharge, quite a few patients are not able to independently negotiate stairs, a real-world task with ...
M. Bannwart   +4 more
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Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of a Body Weight Support System. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Healthc Eng, 2020
This paper proposes a body weight support (BWS) system with a series elastic actuator (SEA) to facilitate walking assistance and motor relearning during gait rehabilitation. This system comprises the following: a mobile platform that ensures movement of the system on the ground, a BWS mechanism with an SEA that is capable of providing the desired ...
Song Z, Chen W, Wang W, Zhang G.
europepmc   +4 more sources

Human movement in simulated hypogravity—Bridging the gap between space research and terrestrial rehabilitation

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2023
Human movement is optimized to Earth's gravity and based on highly complex interactions between sensory and neuro-muscular systems. Yet, humans are able to adapt—at least partially—to extreme environments upon and beyond Earth's surface.
Enrico De Martino   +7 more
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