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View article: Enhancing therapeutic decisions during robot-assisted gait therapy: current challenges and development of a novel app-based therapy protocol to address them
Enhancing therapeutic decisions during robot-assisted gait therapy: current challenges and development of a novel app-based therapy protocol to address them Open
Background Therapists’ decisions on influencing patient behavior during robot-assisted gait therapy directly impact clinical practice and, thus, therapeutic efficacy. These manipulations include device parameter adjustments and direct inte…
View article: Enhancing therapeutic decisions during robot-assisted gait therapy: Current challenges and development of a novel app-based therapy protocol to address them
Enhancing therapeutic decisions during robot-assisted gait therapy: Current challenges and development of a novel app-based therapy protocol to address them Open
Background Therapists' decisions on influencing patient behavior during robot-assisted gait therapy directly impact clinical practice and, thus, therapeutic efficacy. These manipulations include device parameter adjustments and direct inte…
View article: Specific Instructions Are Important
Specific Instructions Are Important Open
Objective The aim of the study is to evaluate how gait kinematics and muscle activity during robot-assisted gait training are affected by different combinations of parameter settings and a number of instruction types, ranging from no instr…
View article: 1D-Convolutional Neural Networks can Quantify Therapy Content of Children and Adolescents Walking in a Robot-Assisted Gait Trainer
1D-Convolutional Neural Networks can Quantify Therapy Content of Children and Adolescents Walking in a Robot-Assisted Gait Trainer Open
Therapy content, consisting of device parameter settings and therapy instructions, is crucial for an effective robot-assisted gait therapy program. Settings and instructions depend on the therapy goals of the individual patient. While devi…
View article: The FreeD module’s lateral translation timing in the gait robot Lokomat: a manual adaptation is necessary
The FreeD module’s lateral translation timing in the gait robot Lokomat: a manual adaptation is necessary Open
Background Pelvic and trunk movements are often restricted in stationary robotic gait trainers. The optional FreeD module of the driven gait orthosis Lokomat offers a combined, guided lateral translation and transverse rotation of the pelv…
View article: Within- and between-therapist agreement on personalized parameters for robot-assisted gait therapy: the challenge of adjusting robotic assistance
Within- and between-therapist agreement on personalized parameters for robot-assisted gait therapy: the challenge of adjusting robotic assistance Open
View article: Health-enhancing physical activity interventions in non-ambulatory people with severe motor impairments – a scoping review
Health-enhancing physical activity interventions in non-ambulatory people with severe motor impairments – a scoping review Open
Non-ambulatory people with severe motor impairments may benefit from physical activity interventions. However, the number of studies and their comparability is very limited. This indicates the need for future research with standard measure…
View article: Clustering trunk movements of children and adolescents with neurological gait disorders undergoing robot-assisted gait therapy: the functional ability determines if actuated pelvis movements are clinically useful
Clustering trunk movements of children and adolescents with neurological gait disorders undergoing robot-assisted gait therapy: the functional ability determines if actuated pelvis movements are clinically useful Open
View article: Markerless motion tracking to quantify behavioral changes during robot-assisted gait training: A validation study
Markerless motion tracking to quantify behavioral changes during robot-assisted gait training: A validation study Open
Introduction: Measuring kinematic behavior during robot-assisted gait therapy requires either laborious set up of a marker-based motion capture system or relies on the internal sensors of devices that may not cover all relevant degrees of …
View article: Additional file 4 of The FreeD module’s lateral translation timing in the gait robot Lokomat: a manual adaptation is necessary
Additional file 4 of The FreeD module’s lateral translation timing in the gait robot Lokomat: a manual adaptation is necessary Open
Supplemental Material 4: Source data.
View article: Additional file 2 of Clustering trunk movements of children and adolescents with neurological gait disorders undergoing robot-assisted gait therapy: the functional ability determines if actuated pelvis movements are clinically useful
Additional file 2 of Clustering trunk movements of children and adolescents with neurological gait disorders undergoing robot-assisted gait therapy: the functional ability determines if actuated pelvis movements are clinically useful Open
Additional file 2: Supplement B. Parameter Settings for all participants.
View article: Acceptability of wearable inertial sensors, completeness of data, and day-to-day variability of everyday life motor activities in children and adolescents with neuromotor impairments
Acceptability of wearable inertial sensors, completeness of data, and day-to-day variability of everyday life motor activities in children and adolescents with neuromotor impairments Open
Monitoring the patients' motor activities in a real-world setting would provide essential information on their functioning in daily life. In this study, we used wearable inertial sensors to monitor motor activities of children and adolesce…
View article: Sensor-based outcomes to monitor everyday life motor activities of children and adolescents with neuromotor impairments: A survey with health professionals
Sensor-based outcomes to monitor everyday life motor activities of children and adolescents with neuromotor impairments: A survey with health professionals Open
In combination with appropriate data processing algorithms, wearable inertial sensors enable the measurement of motor activities in children's and adolescents' habitual environments after rehabilitation. However, existing algorithms were p…
View article: Accuracy and comparison of sensor-based gait speed estimations under standardized and daily life conditions in children undergoing rehabilitation
Accuracy and comparison of sensor-based gait speed estimations under standardized and daily life conditions in children undergoing rehabilitation Open
View article: Accuracy of sensor-based classification of clinically relevant motor activities in daily life of children with mobility impairments
Accuracy of sensor-based classification of clinically relevant motor activities in daily life of children with mobility impairments Open
Background Wearable inertial sensors enable objective, long-term monitoring of motor activities in the children’s habitual environment after rehabilitation. However, sophisticated algorithms are needed to derive clinically relevant outcome…
View article: Robot-assisted gait training: more randomized controlled trials are needed! Or maybe not?
Robot-assisted gait training: more randomized controlled trials are needed! Or maybe not? Open
I was encouraged by the recent article by Kuo et al. entitled “Prediction of robotic neurorehabilitation functional ambulatory outcome in patients with neurological disorders” to write an opinion piece on the possible further development o…
View article: Settings matter: a scoping review on parameters in robot-assisted gait therapy identifies the importance of reporting standards
Settings matter: a scoping review on parameters in robot-assisted gait therapy identifies the importance of reporting standards Open
View article: Additional file 3 of Settings matter: a scoping review on parameters in robot-assisted gait therapy identifies the importance of reporting standards
Additional file 3 of Settings matter: a scoping review on parameters in robot-assisted gait therapy identifies the importance of reporting standards Open
Additional file 3. Information about Settings and Scores per study. Scores from 0 to 2 are marked as red. This group consists of papers that contain a very limited amount of information. In yellow are scores from 3 to 6. These papers repor…
View article: Systematic review on the application of wearable inertial sensors to quantify everyday life motor activity in people with mobility impairments
Systematic review on the application of wearable inertial sensors to quantify everyday life motor activity in people with mobility impairments Open
Background Recent advances in wearable sensor technologies enable objective and long-term monitoring of motor activities in a patient’s habitual environment. People with mobility impairments require appropriate data processing algorithms t…
View article: Letter to the editor on “Relationship between changes in motor capacity and objectively measured motor performance in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy”
Letter to the editor on “Relationship between changes in motor capacity and objectively measured motor performance in ambulatory children with spastic cerebral palsy” Open
View article: ICF mobility and self‐care goals of children in inpatient rehabilitation
ICF mobility and self‐care goals of children in inpatient rehabilitation Open
Aim To develop a detailed priority list of family‐centred rehabilitation goals on the activity level within the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) chapters d4 ‘Mobility’ and d5 ‘Self‐care’ in a paediat…
View article: An Increase in Kinematic Freedom in the Lokomat Is Related to the Ability to Elicit a Physiological Muscle Activity Pattern: A Secondary Data Analysis Investigating Differences Between Guidance Force, Path Control, and FreeD
An Increase in Kinematic Freedom in the Lokomat Is Related to the Ability to Elicit a Physiological Muscle Activity Pattern: A Secondary Data Analysis Investigating Differences Between Guidance Force, Path Control, and FreeD Open
Background: Robot-assisted gait therapy is a fast-growing field in pediatric neuro-rehabilitation. Understanding how these constantly developing technologies work is a prerequisite for shaping clinical application. For the Lokomat, …
View article: Pediatric Rehabilitation Therapies Differ in Intensity
Pediatric Rehabilitation Therapies Differ in Intensity Open
Objective When investigating dose-response relationships in rehabilitation studies, dose is often equated with duration of therapy. However, according to the American College of Sports Medicine, dose consists of the factors frequency, inte…
View article: Correction to: The FreeD module for the Lokomat facilitates a physiological movement pattern in healthy people – a proof of concept study
Correction to: The FreeD module for the Lokomat facilitates a physiological movement pattern in healthy people – a proof of concept study Open
View article: Correction to: The FreeD module for the Lokomat facilitates a physiological movement pattern in healthy people - a proof of concept study (vol 16, 26, 2019)
Correction to: The FreeD module for the Lokomat facilitates a physiological movement pattern in healthy people - a proof of concept study (vol 16, 26, 2019) Open
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View article: The FreeD module for the Lokomat facilitates a physiological movement pattern in healthy people – a proof of concept study
The FreeD module for the Lokomat facilitates a physiological movement pattern in healthy people – a proof of concept study Open
View article: Protocol of a systematic review on the application of wearable inertial sensors to quantify everyday life motor activity in people with mobility impairments
Protocol of a systematic review on the application of wearable inertial sensors to quantify everyday life motor activity in people with mobility impairments Open
View article: Signal Processing in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS): Methodological Differences Lead to Different Statistical Results
Signal Processing in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS): Methodological Differences Lead to Different Statistical Results Open
Even though research in the field of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has been performed for more than 20 years, consensus on signal processing methods is still lacking. A significant knowledge gap exists between established r…
View article: Signal Processing in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS): Methodological Differences Lead to Different Statistical Results
Signal Processing in Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS): Methodological Differences Lead to Different Statistical Results Open
Even though research in the field of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has been performed for more than 20 years, consensus on signal processing methods is still lacking. A significant knowledge gap exists between established r…
View article: Letter to the Editor on “Effects of Antigravity Treadmill Training on Gait, Balance, and Fall Risk in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy”
Letter to the Editor on “Effects of Antigravity Treadmill Training on Gait, Balance, and Fall Risk in Children With Diplegic Cerebral Palsy” Open
Rehabilitation Center for Children and Adolescents University Children's Hospital Zurich Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland Children's Research Center University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. and CAPHRI Research Institute Program F…