Browse the latest research summaries in the field of assistive technology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • October 14, 2022
This study examined the feasibility of using the MusicGlove device for hand rehabilitation in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). The results indicated that MusicGlove is a feasible opt...
KEY FINDING: Participants with SCI demonstrated higher levels of compliance and completed more gripping movements compared to participants in previous stroke studies using the same MusicGlove device.
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 2022 • December 1, 2022
Brain–computer interface-controlled exoskeletons promise new treatment strategies for neurorehabilitation after stroke or spinal cord injury. Recent development of lightweight robotic actuators, comfo...
KEY FINDING: Brain/neural exoskeletons (B/NEs) enable the execution of movements despite impaired motor function by converting brain/neural activity into control signals of wearable actuators.
Scientific Reports, 2022 • November 2, 2022
This study compared a knee-powered exoskeleton to KAFOs for gait assistance in SCI patients. While the exoskeleton improved gait kinematics and was perceived as safer, it did not significantly reduce ...
KEY FINDING: Walking with the ABLE Exoskeleton improved gait kinematics, providing a more physiological gait pattern with less compensatory movements, specifically a 38% reduction of circumduction.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2022 • November 8, 2022
This single-subject study investigated the use of a robotic Trunk-Support-Trainer (TruST) to improve seated postural control in a participant with spinal cord injury (SCI). The TruST delivered “assist...
KEY FINDING: The participant halved the time needed to don and doff a T-shirt after the TruST intervention, indicating improved dressing ability.
Front. Neurorobot., 2022 • November 10, 2022
This study presents the development and validation of the G-Exos, a wearable ankle exoskeleton designed to assist individuals with foot drop. The G-Exos utilizes a hybrid system combining active and p...
KEY FINDING: The G-Exos demonstrated assistive functionality for gait movement, specifically improving dorsiflexion amplitude in individuals with foot drop.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2022 • November 30, 2022
This study investigates the anthropometric data of individuals with spinal cord injury or amputation to inform the design of driver's seats in large farming vehicles. The researchers collected and ana...
KEY FINDING: Male participants generally had higher measurements than female participants in both the spinal cord injury and amputation groups.
Sensors, 2022 • November 24, 2022
This study introduces a novel controller based on a Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithm for real-time adaptation of the stimulation pattern during FES-cycling. The participant was able to pedal over...
KEY FINDING: The participant with spinal cord injury was able to pedal overground for distances over 3.5 km using the developed system.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022 • November 24, 2022
The study details the user-centered design and development of TWIN-Acta, a novel control suite for the TWIN lower limb exoskeleton, aimed at gait rehabilitation for persons post-stroke. An interdiscip...
KEY FINDING: The TWIN-Acta system received overall good usability and acceptability ratings from clinical experts.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2022 • November 23, 2022
This study investigated the feasibility of using feedback-controlled functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) to maintain upright seated posture during a functional reaching task in individuals with...
KEY FINDING: Feedback-controlled stimulation reduced postural sway in two subjects, indicating improved seated stability during the reaching task.
Medicina, 2022 • December 12, 2022
This case report presents the results of using HAL gait training on a 70-year-old woman with gait ataxia due to spinal cord compression from tumors. The HAL training involved 10 sessions over one mont...
KEY FINDING: After 10 HAL training sessions, the patient's walking speed increased from 0.16 m/s to 0.3 m/s, and her step length improved from 0.19 m to 0.37 m.