Browse the latest research summaries in the field of assistive technology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Medicine, 2018 • December 1, 2018
This case report investigated the impact of virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation on a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI) experiencing both cognitive and motor deficits. The patient underwent standar...
KEY FINDING: Significant improvement was observed in different cognitive domains after the combined therapeutic approach with VRRS training.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • January 10, 2019
This study evaluated an Environment Control Interface (ECI) in a simulated environment, designed to assist individuals with acquired brain damage or neurodegenerative diseases who require a wheelchair...
KEY FINDING: The mean task time spent in the AIDE mode was less than in the Manual mode, with statistically significant differences (p < 0.001).
IEEE Robot Autom Lett, 2017 • January 1, 2017
This paper proposes a framework for user-driven customization of shared autonomy in assistive robotics, formulating it as a nonlinear optimization problem where users tune system parameters. A pilot s...
KEY FINDING: All subjects were able to converge to an assistance paradigm, suggesting the existence of optimal solutions for user-driven customization of shared autonomy in assistive robotics.
FEDERAL PRACTITIONER, 2018 • April 1, 2018
This study investigated the safety and tolerability of the FES Hand Glove 200, a robotic device combining PROM exercise and FES, for individuals with tetraplegia due to cervical SCI. The results indic...
KEY FINDING: The study found that the FES Hand Glove 200 was safe and well-tolerated by the participants over the 6-week period.
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 • February 19, 2019
This study investigated the effect of training with novel error modulating strategies, which guarantee a safe training environment, on motivation and learning of a modified asymmetric gait pattern. We ...
KEY FINDING: Training with haptic error amplification enhanced transfer of the practiced asymmetric gait pattern to free walking, meaning participants were better able to walk normally with the new pattern.
Innov Clin Neurosci, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This review aimed to analyze published data on VR for improving mobility in SCI patients. The analysis included nine articles, assessing functional mobility changes. Six of the nine studies reported s...
KEY FINDING: VR therapy shows potential benefits in improving mobility outcomes, including FRT, BBS scores, gait speed, muscle strength, and WISCI-II in SCI patients.
Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2019 • May 1, 2019
This pilot project was to develop a training paradigm that would evaluate and improve the efficiency and biomechanics of wheelchair propulsion in youth with SCI by integrating real-time feedback from ...
KEY FINDING: Significant improvements were found for SmartWheel metrics of peak backwards force that improved from -3.08 Newtons (N) ± 2.1 pre training to -2.37 N ± 1.9 (p = .041) post training
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019 • June 18, 2019
This study aimed to determine the effects of robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) on ambulation and functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The study found that RAGT combined w...
KEY FINDING: Both groups showed significant improvements in WISCI-II and FIM scores after rehabilitation.
Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2011 • January 1, 2011
The study compared robot-driven epidural stimulation with conventional stimulation in spinalized rats using a trunk-based neurorobotic system. The results indicated that robot-driven stimulation led t...
KEY FINDING: Robot-driven epidural stimulation led to significantly greater improvements in AOB scores compared to conventional stimulation and control groups.
Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 2016 • January 1, 2016
The study investigates the differences in manual wheelchair propulsion techniques between expert and novice users during over-ground tasks, focusing on kinetics, kinematics, and muscle activity. Exper...
KEY FINDING: Experts required fewer pushes on level and cross-slope tasks, applying similar push rim moment over a greater push arc with lower muscle activity.