Browse the latest research summaries in the field of biomechanics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2015 • January 1, 2015
The study measured knee joint stiffness and viscosity in individuals with SCI and healthy controls using the Wartenberg pendulum test. Results showed significantly greater stiffness in SCI patients co...
KEY FINDING: Patients with SCI have significantly greater joint stiffness compared to able-bodied subjects.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2014 • December 23, 2014
This study investigated the acute effects of high- and low-intensity wheelchair propulsion on shoulder joint kinetics and ultrasound parameters in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury. The ...
KEY FINDING: Shoulder joint forces were greater in the high-intensity propulsion task compared to the low-intensity task.
BioMed Research International, 2015 • January 1, 2015
The study quantified the trunk and shoulder kinematic changes along with the shoulder joint moments and electromyographic changes during manual wheelchair (MWC) propulsion on a motorized treadmill set...
KEY FINDING: Forward trunk flexion and shoulder flexion increased as the slope became steeper during wheelchair propulsion on a motorized treadmill.
BioMed Research International, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study evaluated the upper extremity joint dynamics during pediatric wheelchair mobility using advanced biomechanical methods. Twelve subjects with SCI propelled their wheelchair at a self-selecte...
KEY FINDING: The glenohumeral joint (shoulder) displayed the largest average range of motion at 47.1 degrees in the sagittal plane.
J. Phys. Ther. Sci., 2016 • September 1, 2016
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between the duration of the car transfer (CT) movement and trunk inclination and hip angles during this movement in individuals wit...
KEY FINDING: No correlation was found between the trunk inclination angle and the duration of the car transfer movement.
J Neurosci Methods, 2015 • September 30, 2015
The study addresses the confounding factor of velocity dependence in gait measurements by introducing novel techniques to quantify and analyze how gait parameters change with velocity in rats. By tran...
KEY FINDING: Rats exhibit greater step consistency at higher velocities.
J. Phys. Ther. Sci., 2015 • July 1, 2015
The study aimed to analyze shoulder and trunk movements at different hand heights during sitting pivot transfer (SPT) to inform safer transfer methods for patients with spinal cord injuries. Results i...
KEY FINDING: Lower hand positions during SPT led to significant increases in trunk flexion and lateral flexion, while trunk rotation decreased.
Med Biol Eng Comput, 2016 • January 1, 2016
This simulation study investigates the potential of restoring leaning postures with FNS following SCI using a 3-D computer model of standing. The results indicate that a control paradigm outputting op...
KEY FINDING: Feedback control of muscle stimulation, guided by body movement data, outperforms constant, maximal stimulation in maintaining balance while leaning.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2012 • February 3, 2012
This study developed and tested a relative threshold-based algorithm to automatically detect four distinct phases of sitting pivot transfers (SPTs) in individuals with spinal cord injuries, using kine...
KEY FINDING: The relative threshold-based algorithm accurately and repeatably detected four distinct phases of SPT: pre-lift, upper arm loading, lift-pivot, and post-lift.
Neurorehabil Neural Repair, 2016 • July 1, 2016
This study investigates the influence of spinal cord integrity on gait control in individuals with motor incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). The research identified distinct clusters of discretely-c...
KEY FINDING: Walking speed, intralimb coordination, and spinal cord integrity are strongly related, explaining a large portion of the variance in walking outcomes.