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Enhancing Neuroplasticity in the Chronic Phase After Stroke: Effects of a Soft Robotic Exosuit on Training Intensity and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2023
Objective: High intensity training may enhance neuroplasticity after stroke; however, gait deficits limit the ability to achieve and sustain high walking training intensities.
Anna V. Roto Cataldo, Ashley N. Collimore, Johanna Spangler, Lillian Ribeirinha-Braga, Karen Hutchinson, Qing Mei Wang, LaDora Thompson, Louis N. Awad   +7 more
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Effects of a soft robotic exosuit on the quality and speed of overground walking depends on walking ability after stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2023
Background Soft robotic exosuits can provide partial dorsiflexor and plantarflexor support in parallel with paretic muscles to improve poststroke walking capacity.
Lizeth H. Sloot, Lauren M. Baker, Jaehyun Bae, Franchino Porciuncula, Blandine F. Clément, Christopher Siviy, Richard W. Nuckols, Teresa Baker, Regina Sloutsky, Dabin K. Choe, Kathleen O’Donnell, Terry D. Ellis, Louis N. Awad, Conor J. Walsh   +13 more
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Force and Torque Characterization in the Actuation of a Walking-Assistance, Cable-Driven Exosuit

Sensors, 2022
Soft exosuits stand out when it comes to the development of walking-assistance devices thanks to both their higher degree of wearability, lower weight, and price compared to the bulkier equivalent rigid exoskeletons.
Daniel Rodríguez Jorge, Javier Bermejo García, Ashwin Jayakumar, Rafael Lorente Moreno, Rafael Agujetas Ortiz, Francisco Romero Sánchez   +5 more
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Reducing the energy cost of walking with low assistance levels through optimized hip flexion assistance from a soft exosuit

Scientific Reports, 2022
As we age, humans see natural decreases in muscle force and power which leads to a slower, less efficient gait. Improving mobility for both healthy individuals and those with muscle impairments/weakness has been a goal for exoskeleton designers for ...
Jinsoo Kim, Brendan T. Quinlivan, Lou-Ana Deprey, Dheepak Arumukhom Revi, Asa Eckert-Erdheim, Patrick Murphy, Dorothy Orzel, Conor J. Walsh   +7 more
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ViT-based Terrain Recognition System for wearable soft exosuit

Biomimetic Intelligence and Robotics, 2023
Terrain classification and force assistance strategies in complex environments have always piqued the interest of many researchers. For wearable soft exosuits, inaccurate terrain recognition can easily introduce undesired assist forces that can easily ...
Fangliang Yang, Chunjie Chen, Zhuo Wang, Hui Chen, Yao Liu, Gang Li, Xinyu Wu   +6 more
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Characterizing force capability and stiffness of hip exosuits under different anchor points

PLoS ONE, 2022
Exosuits have been broadly researched owing to their benefits from soft and deformable nature. However, compared to exoskeletons, the exosuits have disadvantages in that the deformation of suit and human tissue can cause dissipation, leading to low force
Jihun Kim, Junyoung Moon, Sungjin Park, Giuk Lee   +3 more
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Physical interface dynamics alter how robotic exosuits augment human movement: implications for optimizing wearable assistive devices

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2017
Background Wearable assistive devices have demonstrated the potential to improve mobility outcomes for individuals with disabilities, and to augment healthy human performance; however, these benefits depend on how effectively power is transmitted from ...
Matthew B. Yandell, Brendan T. Quinlivan, Dmitry Popov, Conor Walsh, Karl E. Zelik   +4 more
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Can a passive unilateral hip exosuit diminish walking asymmetry? A randomized trial

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2023
Background Asymmetric walking gait impairs activities of daily living in neurological patient populations, increases their fall risk, and leads to comorbidities.
Kayla Kowalczyk, Mukul Mukherjee, Philippe Malcolm   +2 more
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Real-time gait metric estimation for everyday gait training with wearable devices in people poststroke

Wearable Technologies, 2021
Hemiparetic walking after stroke is typically slow, asymmetric, and inefficient, significantly impacting activities of daily living. Extensive research shows that functional, intensive, and task-specific gait training is instrumental for effective gait ...
Philipp Arens, Christopher Siviy, Jaehyun Bae, Dabin K. Choe, Nikos Karavas, Teresa Baker, Terry D. Ellis, Louis N. Awad, Conor J. Walsh   +8 more
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Single Actuator with Versatile Controllability of 2-DOF Assistance for Exosuits via a Novel Moving-Gear Mechanism

Actuators, 2022
Decreasing the system weight while maintaining the assistance performance can help reduce the metabolic penalty in exosuits. Various researchers have proposed a bi-directional cable-driven actuator that can provide two degrees of freedom (2-DOF ...
Jaewook Ryu, Seungtae Yang, Giuk Lee
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