Browse the latest research summaries in the field of biomechanics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BioMed Research International, 2014 • August 5, 2014
The study examined the relationship between transfer skills, assessed using the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI), and upper limb joint loading during wheelchair transfers to determine if proper sk...
KEY FINDING: Proper transfer skills are linked to the magnitude and timing of joint moments in the upper limbs, with specific skills targeting the trailing arm associated with lower moments at the shoulder and elbow.
J Rehabil Res Dev, 2014 • January 1, 2014
This study evaluated the use of an ergonomic hand drive mechanism (EHDM) in terms of wrist orientations that may predispose individuals to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The results indicate that EHDM ...
KEY FINDING: Use of the EHDM resulted in reduced wrist extension compared to conventional manual wheelchair (CMW) use, particularly during percentiles 20 to 40 of the push.
ACM BCB, 2014 • January 1, 2014
MotionTalk is a personalized home rehabilitation system that uses Microsoft Kinect to capture 3-D body motions and provide real-time quantitative assessment of mobility. The system compares home exerc...
KEY FINDING: The system can provide similarity scores to compare a test video (exercises performed at home) with a template video (exercises ideally performed in the clinic) to give an assessment.
Neurospine, 2023 • December 1, 2023
This study evaluated the biomechanical properties of pedicle screws augmented or revised with allograft bone particles (ABP), calcium phosphate cement (CPC), and demineralized bone matrix (DBM) in ost...
KEY FINDING: ABP, CPC, and DBM significantly enhanced biomechanical properties of the screws.
BMC Neuroscience, 2016 • December 6, 2016
The study aimed to assess the usability of the CatWalk XT system to detect early gait abnormalities in a rat model of multiple sclerosis (MOG-EAE) and its applicability in treatment studies. The resul...
KEY FINDING: No preclinical gait abnormalities were detected by the CatWalk system in MOG-EAE rats.
JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA, 2020 • February 1, 2020
This study provides quantitative evidence of chronic mechanical stiffening after SCI using atomic force microscopy microindentation. The study assessed the sensitivity of both mouse and human astrocyt...
KEY FINDING: Chronically injured mouse spinal cord is stiffer than healthy tissue.
Biophysical Journal, 2020 • January 21, 2020
This study investigates the mechanical properties of the adult zebrafish spinal cord during regeneration after complete spinal cord transection using atomic force microscopy. The researchers mapped the...
KEY FINDING: In uninjured zebrafish, gray matter regions of the spinal cord are stiffer than white matter regions.
Biophysical Journal, 2020 • January 21, 2020
This article discusses a study on zebrafish spinal cord injury and repair, focusing on the biochemomechanical microenvironment changes following transection. The key finding is that spinal cord tissue...
KEY FINDING: Gray matter in the spinal cord is approximately twice as stiff as white matter in both healthy and injured states.
bioRxiv preprint, 2025 • February 28, 2025
This article introduces the Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling (NMSM) Pipeline, a MATLAB-based software package that provides researchers and clinicians working together with state-of-the-art computational...
KEY FINDING: The software predicted that the subject could increase his walking speed by 60% without increasing his metabolic cost per unit time by modifying existing muscle synergy recruitment.
J Biomech, 2015 • October 15, 2015
This study optimized proportional-derivative (PD) controller gain sets on a 3-dimensional biomechanical arm model for goal-oriented reaching movements. The optimized controllers demonstrated significa...
KEY FINDING: Optimization of PD controllers can lead to significant improvements in accuracy for upper extremity movements in a 3D biomechanical arm model.