Muscle synergies for evaluating upper limb in clinical applications: A systematic review

K Zhao, Z Zhang, H Wen, B Liu, J Li, A d'Avella… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Introduction Muscle synergies have been proposed as a strategy employed by the central
nervous system to control movements. Muscle synergy analysis is a well-established …

A systematic review on functional electrical stimulation based rehabilitation systems for upper limb post-stroke recovery

MA Khan, H Fares, H Ghayvat, IC Brunner… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Stroke is one of the most common neurological conditions that often leads to
upper limb motor impairments, significantly affecting individuals' quality of life. Rehabilitation …

Muscle synergy-based functional electrical stimulation reduces muscular fatigue in post-stroke patients: a systematic comparison

S Bala, VY Vishnu, D Joshi - IEEE Transactions on Neural …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Muscle synergy-based functional electrical stimulation had improved movement kinematics
instantly and in long-term use in post-stroke patients. However, the therapeutic benefits and …

Heavier load alters upper limb muscle synergy with correlated fnirs responses in ba4 and ba6

Z Chen, J Yan, X Song, Y Qiao, YJ Loh… - Cyborg and Bionic …, 2023 - spj.science.org
In neurorehabilitation, motor performances may improve if patients could accomplish the
training by overcoming mechanical loads. When the load inertia is increased, it has been …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle synergies in upper limb stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review

S Facciorusso, E Guanziroli… - … Journal of Physical …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
INTRODUCTION Upper limb impairment is a common consequence of stroke, significantly
affecting the quality of life and independence of survivors. This scoping review assesses the …

Synergy-based functional electrical stimulation and robotic-assisted for retraining reach-to-grasp in stroke: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

H Zhou, J Hu, R Yun, Z Zhao, M Lai, L Sun, K Luo - BMC neurology, 2023 - Springer
Background Stroke survivors have long-term upper limb impairment, which impacts the
quality of life (QOL) and social reintegration, but there is lack of effective therapeutic …

Identifying alterations in hand movement coordination from chronic stroke survivors using a wearable high-density EMG sleeve

N Tacca, I Baumgart, BR Schlink… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Non-invasive, high-density electromyography (HD-EMG) has emerged as a useful
tool to collect a range of neurophysiological motor information. Recent studies have …

Muscle Synergies for Post-Stroke Motor Assessment and Prediction in a Randomized Acupuncture Trial

FT Kwok, R Pan, S Ling, C Dong, JJ Xie, H Chen… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Given the heterogeneity of stroke presentations, maximizing post-stroke recovery is
contingent upon suitable personalization of rehabilitation, which depends on reliable motor …

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T Paolucci, KPS Nair, S Pournajaf, L Wu… - Reviews in …, 2024 - books.google.com
Background: Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are a group of inheritance diseases
resulting in gait abnormalities, which may be detected using instrumented gait analysis. The …

A Novel Computational Approach to Stroke Rehabilitation with Synergy-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation

N Lan - International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation, 2024 - Springer
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) has shown promising potential as a therapy for motor
function recovery in stroke survivors. Yet over years of clinical exploration, the evidence of …