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 …

Intra-subject and inter-subject movement variability quantified with muscle synergies in upper-limb reaching movements

K Zhao, Z Zhang, H Wen, A Scano - Biomimetics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Quantifying movement variability is a crucial aspect for clinical and laboratory investigations
in several contexts. However, very few studies have assessed, in detail, the intra-subject …

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 …

Contralaterally EMG-triggered functional electrical stimulation during serious gaming for upper limb stroke rehabilitation: a feasibility study

C Höhler, L Wild, A de Crignis, K Jahn… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Virtual Reality/serious games (SG) and functional electrical stimulation (FES)
therapies are used in upper limb stroke rehabilitation. A combination of both approaches …

Multi-channel FES gait rehabilitation assistance system based on adaptive sEMG modulation

C Lu, R Ge, Z Tang, X Fu, L Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) can be used to stimulate the lower-limb muscles to
provide walking assistance to stroke patients. However, the existing surface …

Whole-Body Adaptive Functional Electrical Stimulation Kinesitherapy Can Promote the Restoring of Physiological Muscle Synergies for Neurological Patients

A Scano, RM Mira, G Gabbrielli, F Molteni, V Terekhov - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Neurological diseases and traumas are major factors that may reduce motor
functionality. Functional electrical stimulation is a technique that helps regain motor function …

Effects of end-effector robotic arm reach training with functional electrical stimulation for chronic stroke survivors

KH Cho, MR Hong, WK Song - Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Upper-extremity dysfunction significantly affects dependence in the daily lives
of stroke survivors, limiting their participation in the social environment and reducing their …

Passive Devices for Upper Limb Training

M Demers, J Rowe, A Prochazka - Neurorehabilitation Technology, 2022 - Springer
Arm and hand motor impairments are frequent after a neurological injury. Motor
rehabilitation can improve hand and arm function in many cases, but in the current …

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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 …