Browse the latest research summaries in the field of assistive technology for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Neurology, 2019 • June 6, 2019
The study demonstrated that EMG-biofeedback RABWSTT enhanced the walking performance for SCI subjects and improve cardiopulmonary function. Positive outcomes reflect that RABSTT training may be able t...
KEY FINDING: Significant time-group interaction was found in the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury version II (WISCI II).
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • March 17, 2019
Abdominal compression improves respiratory function and supports SBP in individuals with chronic SCI. The study found barriers to the adoption and use of certain styles of abdominal compression, notin...
KEY FINDING: The use of a personal binder results in significant increases in SBP and FEV1.
PLoS ONE, 2019 • June 28, 2019
This paper describes a method used to gather information on the needs of assistive devices from potential users with SCI, clinicians, and existing research. The study identified 29 requirements for ne...
KEY FINDING: The study identified 29 requirements for assistive technologies, categorized into performance, personalization, interoperability, usability, and physiology.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • June 25, 2019
This study presents a wearable egocentric camera system for capturing quantitative measures of hand use at home for individuals with cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI). The system uses computer vision...
KEY FINDING: The algorithm achieved F1-scores of 0.74 ± 0.15 for the left hand and 0.73 ± 0.15 for the right hand when compared to manual video labelling.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • June 5, 2019
The study presents a robot-assisted telerehabilitation system that allows therapists to feel the patient’s limitations over a distance using two arm therapy robots. Fifteen therapists tested the "Beam...
KEY FINDING: Therapists found the “Beam-Me-In” strategy to be a useful medium for evaluating a patient’s progress over time.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • June 26, 2019
The study introduces a patient-specific computational model of the human musculoskeletal system controlled via EMG-derived neural activations, synthesized into an HMI for voluntary control of robotic ...
KEY FINDING: Patients with paresis can achieve continuous voluntary control of robotic exoskeletons using the developed EMG-driven musculoskeletal model-based HMI, even with paretic and spastic-like muscle activity.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • July 6, 2019
This qualitative study explored the experiences of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) who underwent training with the ReWalk exoskeleton. The study used interviews to gather data on participant...
KEY FINDING: The exoskeleton allowed participants to engage in everyday activities, providing a sense of normalcy.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • June 25, 2019
This study compares two biofeedback methods, EMGb and Rb, during Lokomat gait training for sub-acute stroke patients. The aim was to determine how different biofeedback content impacts patient perform...
KEY FINDING: EMGb was more effective in reducing spasticity and improving muscle force at the ankle, knee, and hip joints compared to Rb.
Medicina, 2019 • July 24, 2019
This case report investigated the relationship between patient effort and robotic assistance during robot-assisted training (RAT) for a patient with spinal cord injury (SCI) and spasticity. The study ...
KEY FINDING: Spasticity improved, and the level of effort was reduced immediately after training in sessions other than the no-effort setting.
Ann Rehabil Med, 2019 • August 1, 2019
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of combined upper limb robotic therapy (RT) compared to conventional occupational therapy (OT) in tetraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. Both groups dem...
KEY FINDING: Combined upper limb RT demonstrated beneficial effects on the upper limb motor function in patients with tetraplegic SCI, which were comparable with conventional OT.