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Objectives:The aim of this study was to evaluate the compliance of ankle-foot orthosis in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and the factors affecting compliance.Materials and Methods:The demographic data of the patients and the educational status of the ...
Nihal Tezel +3 more
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Stroke survivors having limited finger coordination require an active hand orthosis to assist them with grasping tasks for daily activities. The orthosis should be portable for constant use; however, portability imposes constraints on the number, size ...
Chan Beom Park, Hyung-Soon Park
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Research progress on the application of shoulder orthosis in rehabilitation of abnormal gait post-stroke hemiplegia [PDF]
Post-stroke hemiplegia usually has an adverse impact on motor ability and stability. Patients often develop shoulder subluxation and abnormal gait due to muscle weakness, bilateral limb muscle tension imbalance, sensory abnormalities and poor joint and ...
Yi Jinxi, Zhang Wen, Li Qianqian, Kong Lingyu, Yang Qi, Gao Hanyi
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One of the recommended post-stroke gait rehabilitation treatments is the use of an ankle–foot orthosis. In clinical practice, it is important to adjust the torque of the ankle–foot orthosis assistance to suit each patient’s body function and gait ability.
Masataka Yamamoto +3 more
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Introduction: Most people with spinal cord injury (SCI) use wheelchair to move around in living areas. In order to improve their health status, however, these people do need to stand and walk with orthosis.
Mohammad Taghi Karimi +3 more
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Cycle-to-cycle control of swing phase of paraplegic gait induced by surface electrical stimulation [PDF]
Parameterised swing phase of gait in paraplegics was obtained using surface electrical stimulation of the hip flexors, hamstrings and quadriceps; the hip flexors were stimulated to obtain a desired hip angle range, the hamstrings to provide foot ...
Baardman, G. +4 more
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This paper presents a novel approach to the design of a motorized rehabilitation device – active elbow orthosis (AEO) – inspired by the principles of robotic exoskeletons. The device is currently designed for the elbow joint, but can be easily modified for other joints as well. AEO determines the motion activity of the patient using a strain gauge and
Ripel, Tomáš +3 more
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A perspective on the control of FES-supported standing [PDF]
This special section is about the control of electrical stimulators to restore standing functions to paraplegics. It addresses several important topics regarding the interactions of the intact central nervous systems (CNS) with the artificial control ...
Donaldson, Nick, Veltink, Peter H.
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Effect of dynamic thoracolumbar orthosis on Scheuermann's kyphosis angle
Introduction: this study was aimed at assessing the effect of a new thoracolumbar orthosis on patients with Scheuermann's kyphosis referred to Iran medical university of Tehran in collaboration with a clinic of technical ortopedea in Isfahan.
Fahime Sadat Abtahi +2 more
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To simulate the biomechanical changes of knee joint before and after wearing the orthosis in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) by constructing a finite element model of the knee joint and a customized additively manufactured knee orthosis, so as to
XU Yuanjing, GAO Haifeng, WU Yuncheng, LIU Yihao, ZHANG Ziyan, HUANG Chenglan, WANG Zanbo, LIU Tongyou, WANG Caiping, MIAO Weiqiang, WANG Jinwu
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