[HTML][HTML] Rehabilitation to improve outcomes after cervical spine surgery: narrative review

T Sakaguchi, A Heyder, M Tanaka, K Uotani… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Purpose: The increasing elderly patient population is contributing to the rising worldwide
load of cervical spinal disorders, which is expected to result in a global increase in the …

Ecoflex Flexible Array of Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Gait Monitoring Alarm Warning Applications

Q Zheng, C Jia, F Sun, M Zhang, Y Wen, Z Xie, J Wang… - Electronics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The advent of self-powered arrays of tribological nanogenerators (TENGs) that harvest
mechanical energy for data collection has ushered in a promising avenue for human motion …

Shear stiffening gel-enabled twisted string for bio-inspired robot actuators

Q Zhang, Y Xue, Y Zhao, K Zou, W Yuan, Y Tian… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
A rotary motor combined with fibrous string demonstrates excellent performance because it
is powerful, lightweight, and prone to large strokes; however, the stiffness range and force …

Muscle Strength and Efficiency of Muscle Activities Recovery Using Single-Joint Type Hybrid Assistive Limb in Knee Rehabilitation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament …

Y Soma, H Mutsuzaki, T Yoshioka, S Kubota… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Decreased muscle strength often occurs after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
reconstruction; this can include muscle atrophy, neuromuscular dysfunction, and reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Single-Joint Type Hybrid Assistive Limb in Knee Rehabilitation on Reduction of Pre-motor Time and Increased Rate of Fast Muscle Activation for …

Y Soma, H Mutsuzaki, T Yoshioka, S Kubota, K Iwai… - Cureus, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background/objectives: Changes in muscle characteristics after post-anterior cruciate
regiment (ACL) reconstruction are common. Knee robotic-assisted therapy using hybrid …

Shoulder joint hybrid assistive limb treatment for chronic stroke patients with upper limb dysfunction

M Taketomi, Y Shimizu, H Kadone, S Kubota… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Upper extremity dysfunction after stroke affects quality of life. Focusing on the shoulder joint,
we investigated the safety and effectiveness of rehabilitation using a shoulder joint hybrid …

Feasibility and Efficacy of the Newly Developed Robotic Hybrid Assistive Limb Shoulder Exercises in Patients with C5 Palsy during the Acute Postoperative Phase

S Kubota, H Kadone, Y Shimizu, H Watanabe, M Koda… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Although postoperative C5 palsy is a frequent complication of
cervical spine surgery, no effective therapeutic rehabilitation approach has been established …

From Visual Observation to Quantitative Analysis: Evaluating Shoulder movements using Phase Space Dynamics (PSD)

S Hosseini - 2024 - ir.lib.uwo.ca
Abstract This thesis applies Phase Space Dynamics (PSD) to enhance shoulder
biomechanics analysis during the FIT-HaNSA test. Analyzing videos of seven healthy …