Browse the latest research summaries in the field of biomechanics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Clin Neurophysiol, 2014 • October 1, 2014
Persons with iSCI have fewer “building blocks” for constructing muscle activity, limiting the complexity of muscle coordination for overground walking. iSCI modules cannot explain the diversity of mus...
KEY FINDING: Motor module number, composition, and activation were significantly altered in persons with iSCI as compared to AB controls during overground walking at self-selected cadences.
BioMed Research International, 2016 • May 23, 2016
This paper assesses the Extended Inverse Kinematics Posture Estimation (EIKPE) method for estimating upper limb joint angles during compound movements in exoskeleton-assisted rehabilitation. The study...
KEY FINDING: EIKPE renders a good numerical approximation of the actual posture during compound movement execution, especially for the shoulder joint angles.
Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 2012 • January 1, 2012
This study examined the impact of mechanical strain and TGF-β1 on urinary bladder wall smooth muscle remodeling using an ex vivo organ culture system. Results showed that a 0.5-Hz strain induced elast...
KEY FINDING: A 0.5-Hz strain frequency triangular waveform stimulation at 15% strain resulted in fibrillar elastin production, collagen turnover, and a more compliant ECM.