Browse the latest research summaries in the field of biomechanics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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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 • January 1, 2020
This study compared shoulder biomechanics during forward and reverse wheelchair propulsion in people with paraplegia. The study found that reverse propulsion reduced posterior and superior shoulder jo...
KEY FINDING: Free propulsion velocity, cycle distance and cadence were similar during RW, rSW and fSW.
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.
J Hand Ther, 2020 • July 1, 2020
This study established normative values for intrinsic hand strength in adults aged 21+, stratified by age and gender. These values were obtained using the Rotterdam Intrinsic Hand Myometer (RIHM). The...
KEY FINDING: Intrinsic hand strength generally declines with age, similar to grip dynamometry trends.
Gait Posture, 2020 • January 1, 2020
This study reports on impaired interlimb coordination during overground walking in persons with iSCI. Results from this study demonstrate that spatial and temporal interlimb coordination are impaired ...
KEY FINDING: Participants with iSCI demonstrated greater spatial and temporal asymmetry, as well as, reduced gap and phase interlimb coordination as compared to age-matched controls.
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.
Front. Neurorobot., 2019 • December 2, 2019
This review discusses the potential of integrating real-time neuromusculoskeletal (NMS) models with assistive devices for spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation to promote neural restoration. The uti...
KEY FINDING: Neuromusculoskeletal models can optimize muscle stimulation patterns, track functional improvement, monitor safety, and provide augmented feedback during exercise-based rehabilitation.