Factors that influence muscle weakness following stroke and their clinical implications: a critical review

V Gray, CL Rice, SJ Garland - Physiotherapy Canada, 2012 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: To provide a comprehensive review of changes that occur in the muscle after
stroke and how these changes influence the force-generating capacity of the muscle …

Assistive control system using continuous myoelectric signal in robot-aided arm training for patients after stroke

R Song, K Tong, X Hu, L Li - IEEE transactions on neural …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In some stroke rehabilitation programs, robotic systems have been used to aid the patient to
train. In this study, a myoelectrically controlled robotic system with 1 degree-of-freedom was …

Preserved motor learning after stroke is related to the degree of proprioceptive deficit

ED Vidoni, LA Boyd - Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2009 - Springer
Background Most motor learning theories posit that proprioceptive sensation serves an
important role in acquiring and performing movement patterns. However, we recently …

The effect of poststroke impairments on brachialis muscle architecture as measured by ultrasound

L Li, KY Tong, X Hu - Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 2007 - Elsevier
Li L, Tong KY, Hu X. The effect of poststroke impairments on brachialis muscle architecture
as measured by ultrasound. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the joint angle dependence of …

Kinetic and kinematic workspaces of the index finger following stroke

EG Cruz, HC Waldinger, DG Kamper - Brain, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The objective of this study was to explore motor impairment of the index finger following
stroke. More specifically, the kinetics and kinematics of the index finger were analysed …

Variation of muscle coactivation patterns in chronic stroke during robot-assisted elbow training

X Hu, KY Tong, R Song, VS Tsang, PO Leung… - Archives of physical …, 2007 - Elsevier
Hu X, Tong KY, Song R, Tsang VS, Leung PO, Li L. Variation of muscle coactivation patterns
in chronic stroke during robot-assisted elbow training. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the …

Feasibility of using EMG driven neuromusculoskeletal model for prediction of dynamic movement of the elbow

TKK Koo, AFT Mak - Journal of electromyography and kinesiology, 2005 - Elsevier
Neuromusculoskeletal (NMS) modeling is a valuable tool in orthopaedic biomechanics and
motor control research. To evaluate the feasibility of using electromyographic (EMG) signals …

The role of botulinum toxin injections in the management of muscle overactivity of the lower limb

JM Gracies, BJ Singer, JW Dunne - Disability and rehabilitation, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Muscle overactivity is common in patients with adult onset central nervous system damage. It
can produce significant disablement in conjunction with other impairments such as adaptive …

Development and Implementation of an End‐Effector Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot for Hemiplegic Patients with Line and Circle Tracking Training

Y Liu, C Li, L Ji, S Bi, X Zhang, J Huo… - Journal of Healthcare …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous robots have been widely used to deliver rehabilitative training for hemiplegic
patients to improve their functional ability. Because of the complexity and diversity of upper …

Incorporating ultrasound-measured musculotendon parameters to subject-specific EMG-driven model to simulate voluntary elbow flexion for persons after stroke

L Li, KY Tong, XL Hu, LK Hung, TKK Koo - Clinical Biomechanics, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study was to extend previous neuromusculoskeletal modeling efforts
through combining the in vivo ultrasound-measured musculotendon parameters on persons …