Browse the latest research summaries in the field of biomechanics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 • August 17, 2022
This study quantified soft tissue artifacts (STAs) of skin markers on the lumbar spine during weight-bearing forward-backward bending using dual fluoroscopy. The results showed that STAs are dependent...
KEY FINDING: STAs continuously increased in the anterior/posterior (AP) direction during the bending cycle.
Brain Sci., 2022 • September 8, 2022
This study used wearable sensors to quantify gait parameters in 138 PD patients across different stages of the disease and 56 healthy controls, aiming to identify gait impairments in early and progres...
KEY FINDING: Significant differences in stride length, gait velocity, variability of stride length, heel strike angle, and range of motion of ankle, knee, and hip joints were observed between healthy controls and PD patients in early stages (H–Y I-II).
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021 • August 19, 2021
The study examined the effect of treadmill speed on gait stability in adults with and without iSCI during straight walking and lateral maneuvers. Results showed that individuals with iSCI could mainta...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with iSCI can maintain lateral stability during straight walking at faster speeds, even in challenging environments.
Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022 • April 5, 2022
The study investigated the effect of haptic biofeedback (HB) during manual wheelchair propulsion on shoulder joint reaction moments in 18 long-term wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries. Results ...
KEY FINDING: Tangential force increased significantly by 74-87% with haptic biofeedback training.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • July 1, 2020
The study investigated changes in start-up propulsion biomechanics with fatiguing wheelchair propulsion in individuals with spinal cord injury. Results showed a reduction in applied forces and contact...
KEY FINDING: Significant reduction in maximum resultant force at the end of the fatiguing protocol.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This study provides a detailed description of the kinematics, kinetics and muscle activity characteristics of the walker-assisted paraplegic locomotion. The paraplegic walker-assisted gait can be desc...
KEY FINDING: Four subtasks were characterized for each locomotion step: (1) balance adjustment, (2) walker propulsion, (3) leg raising, and (4) leg swing.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2019 • September 28, 2019
This study investigated the effects of water immersion on gait initiation in individuals with iSCI, examining COP trajectories, impulses, trunk acceleration, and participant perceptions. The aquatic e...
KEY FINDING: Participants with higher balance function showed more pronounced changes in the duration, length, and velocity of their center of pressure (COP) during gait initiation in water compared to land.
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2020 • March 1, 2020
The study aimed to clarify the spatiotemporal gait characteristics of hemiparetic patients by comparing them with controls at various speeds, using data extracted from a hospital gait analysis databas...
KEY FINDING: Stroke patients showed prolonged stance time on the non-paretic side and prolonged swing time on the paretic side, particularly at lower gait speeds.
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019 • December 11, 2019
The study investigated the effects of body weight support (BWS) on stair negotiation in able-bodied individuals, examining spatio-temporal parameters, joint kinematics, ground reaction forces, and myo...
KEY FINDING: Unloading affected walking velocity, joint ranges of motion, vertical ground reaction force parameters and myoelectric activity in all investigated muscles for stair ascent and descent.
Physiological Reports, 2019 • January 1, 2019
This study investigated ankle proprioception during gait in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) using a robotic ankle-foot orthosis (rAFO). The study found that individuals with iSCI...
KEY FINDING: Individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) had a 53% poorer ankle proprioceptive threshold during gait compared to nondisabled (ND) controls.