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  1. Robot-assisted hand training has shown positive effects on promoting neuromuscular control. Since both robot-assisted therapy and task-oriented training are often used in post-stroke rehabilitation, we raised ...

    Authors: Yen-Wei Chen, Wei-Chi Chiang, Chia-Ling Chang, Shih-Ming Lo and Ching-Yi Wu

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2022 19:6

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  2. Spasticity is a common complication of many neurological diseases and despite contributing much disability; the available therapeutic options are limited. Peripheral magnetic stimulation is one promising option. ...

    Authors: Nevine El Nahas, Fatma Fathalla Kenawy, Eman Hamid Abd Eldayem, Tamer M. Roushdy, Shahinaz M. Helmy, Ahmed Zaki Akl, Aya Ahmed Ashour, Tamer H. Emara, Marwa Mohamed Moawad, Randa M. Amin and Ahmed M. Elbokl

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2022 19:5

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  3. Foot pressure distribution can be used as a quantitative parameter for evaluating anatomical deformity of the foot and for diagnosing and treating pathological gait, falling, and pressure sores in diabetes. Th...

    Authors: Frederick Mun and Ahnryul Choi

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2022 19:4

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  4. Error amplification (EA), virtually magnify task errors in visual feedback, is a potential neurocognitive approach to facilitate motor performance. With regional activities and inter-regional connectivity of e...

    Authors: Yi-Ching Chen, Yi-Ying Tsai, Gwo-Ching Chang and Ing-Shiou Hwang

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2022 19:3

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  5. Upper limb kinematic assessments provide quantifiable information on qualitative movement behavior and limitations after stroke. A comprehensive characterization of spatiotemporal kinematics of stroke subjects...

    Authors: Anne Schwarz, Miguel M. C. Bhagubai, Saskia H. G. Nies, Jeremia P. O. Held, Peter H. Veltink, Jaap H. Buurke and Andreas R. Luft

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2022 19:2

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  6. Motor impairment is widely acknowledged as a core feature in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which can affect adaptive behavior and increase severity of symptoms. Low-cost motion capture and virt...

    Authors: Darren R. Hocking, Adel Ardalan, Hisham M. Abu-Rayya, Hassan Farhat, Anna Andoni, Rhoshel Lenroot and Stan Kachnowski

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2022 19:1

    Content type: Research

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  7. After a stroke, a wide range of deficits can occur with varying onset latencies. As a result, assessing impairment and recovery are enormous challenges in neurorehabilitation. Although several clinical scales ...

    Authors: Belén Rubio Ballester, Fabrizio Antenucci, Martina Maier, Anthony C. C. Coolen and Paul F. M. J. Verschure

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:186

    Content type: Research

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  8. Aging societies lead to higher demand for gait rehabilitation as age-related neurological disorders such as stroke and spinal cord injury increase. Since conventional methods for gait rehabilitation are physic...

    Authors: Choonghyun Son, Anna Lee, Junkyung Lee, DaeEun Kim, Seung-Jong Kim, Min Ho Chun and Junho Choi

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:185

    Content type: Research

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  9. A client-centred task-oriented approach has advantages towards motivation and adherence to therapy in neurorehabilitation, but it is costly to integrate in practice. An intelligent Activity-based Client-centre...

    Authors: Els Knippenberg, Annick Timmermans, Jolijn Coolen, Katrien Neven, Peter Hallet, Jolien Lemmens and Annemie Spooren

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:184

    Content type: Research

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  10. Human-human (HH) interaction mediated by machines (e.g., robots or passive sensorized devices), which we call human-machine-human (HMH) interaction, has been studied with increasing interest in the last decade...

    Authors: Emek Barış Küçüktabak, Sangjoon J. Kim, Yue Wen, Kevin Lynch and Jose L. Pons

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:183

    Content type: Review

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  11. Ankle-targeting resistance training for improving plantarflexion function during walking increases rehabilitation intensity, an important factor for motor recovery after stroke. However, understanding of the e...

    Authors: Krithika Swaminathan, Sungwoo Park, Fouzia Raza, Franchino Porciuncula, Sangjun Lee, Richard W. Nuckols, Louis N. Awad and Conor J. Walsh

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:182

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  12. In recent years, robotic rehabilitation devices have often been used for motor training. However, to date, no systematic reviews of qualitative studies exploring the end-user experiences of robotic devices in ...

    Authors: Despina Laparidou, Ffion Curtis, Joseph Akanuwe, Khaled Goher, A. Niroshan Siriwardena and Ayse Kucukyilmaz

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:181

    Content type: Review

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  13. Evidence is emerging for the use of overground lower limb robotic exoskeletons in the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury (SCI), with suggested benefits for gait speed, bladder and bowel function,...

    Authors: Nicola Postol, Neil J. Spratt, Andrew Bivard and Jodie Marquez

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:180

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  14. Resting tremor is one of the most common symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Despite its high prevalence, resting tremor may not be as effectively treated with dopaminergic medication as other symptoms, and surgi...

    Authors: Beatriz S. Arruda, Carolina Reis, James J. Sermon, Alek Pogosyan, Peter Brown and Hayriye Cagnan

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:179

    Content type: Research

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  15. Therapists specializing in handwriting difficulties in children often address motor problems including both proximal and distal movements in the upper extremity. Kinematic measures can be used to investigate v...

    Authors: Shoshana Steinhart, Patrice L. Weiss and Jason Friedman

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:178

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  16. Freezing of gait (FOG) is a sensitive problem, which is caused by motor control deficits and requires greater attention during postural transitions such as turning in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Howe...

    Authors: Hwayoung Park, Sungtae Shin, Changhong Youm, Sang-Myung Cheon, Myeounggon Lee and Byungjoo Noh

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:177

    Content type: Research

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  17. To apply transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) to the motor cortex, motor hotspots are generally identified using motor evoked potentials by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). The objective of this s...

    Authors: Ga-Young Choi, Chang-Hee Han, Hyung-Tak Lee, Nam-Jong Paik, Won-Seok Kim and Han-Jeong Hwang

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:176

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  18. Prevention of cognitive decline in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is of major importance. We explored the effect of a 6 months computerized game training program on cognitive performance in MS patients with mild cogn...

    Authors: Shay Menascu, Roy Aloni, Mark Dolev, David Magalashvili, Keren Gutman, Sapir Dreyer-Alster, Franck Tarpin-Bernard, Ran Achiron, Gil Harari and Anat Achiron

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:175

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  19. Conflicting results persist regarding the effectiveness of robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) for functional gait recovery in post-stroke survivors. We used several machine learning algorithms to construct ...

    Authors: Chao-Yang Kuo, Chia-Wei Liu, Chien-Hung Lai, Jiunn-Horng Kang, Sung-Hui Tseng and Emily Chia-Yu Su

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:174

    Content type: Research

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  20. Building control architecture that balances the assistive manipulation systems with the benefits of direct human control is a crucial challenge of human–robot collaboration. It promises to help people with dis...

    Authors: Md Samiul Haque Sunny, Md Ishrak Islam Zarif, Ivan Rulik, Javier Sanjuan, Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, Inga Wang, Katie Schultz and Brahim Brahmi

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:173

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  21. Hemiparetic cerebral palsy impacts millions of people worldwide. Assessment of bilateral motor function in real life remains a major challenge. We evaluated quantification of upper extremity movement in hemipa...

    Authors: Asha Hollis, Lauran Cole, Ephrem Zewdie, Megan J. Metzler and Adam Kirton

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:172

    Content type: Research

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  22. Stroke survivors show deteriorated physical functioning and physical activity levels. Physical activity levels of stroke survivors are generally low. It is increasingly recognized that physical activity is a m...

    Authors: Hanneke E. M. Braakhuis, Monique A. M. Berger, Ruben G. R. H. Regterschot, Erwin E. H. van Wegen, Ruud W. Selles, Gerard M. Ribbers and Johannes B. J. Bussmann

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:171

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  23. User-centered design approaches have gained attention over the past decade, aiming to tackle the technology acceptance issues of wearable robotic devices to assist, support or augment human capabilities. While...

    Authors: Jan Thomas Meyer, Roger Gassert and Olivier Lambercy

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:170

    Content type: Research

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  24. Automated and accurate assessment for postural abnormalities is necessary to monitor the clinical progress of Parkinson’s disease (PD). The combination of depth camera and machine learning makes this purpose p...

    Authors: Zhuoyu Zhang, Ronghua Hong, Ao Lin, Xiaoyun Su, Yue Jin, Yichen Gao, Kangwen Peng, Yudi Li, Tianyu Zhang, Hongping Zhi, Qiang Guan and LingJing Jin

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:169

    Content type: Methodology

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  25. Transfemoral amputees experience a complex host of physical, psychological, and social challenges, compounded by the functional limitations of current transfemoral prostheses. However, the specific relationshi...

    Authors: Chiara Fanciullacci, Zach McKinney, Vito Monaco, Giovanni Milandri, Angelo Davalli, Rinaldo Sacchetti, Matteo Laffranchi, Lorenzo De Michieli, Andrea Baldoni, Alberto Mazzoni, Linda Paternò, Elisa Rosini, Luigi Reale, Fabio Trecate, Simona Crea, Nicola Vitiello…

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:168

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  26. Freezing of gait (FOG) is a walking disturbance in advanced stage Parkinson’s disease (PD) that has been associated with increased fall risk and decreased quality of life. Freezing episodes can be mitigated or...

    Authors: Gaurav Shalin, Scott Pardoel, Edward D. Lemaire, Julie Nantel and Jonathan Kofman

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:167

    Content type: Research

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  27. The transfer of the behaviors of a human’s upper limbs to an avatar is widely used in the field of virtual reality rehabilitation. To perform the transfer, movement tracking technology is required. Traditional...

    Authors: Kuan Cha, Jinying Wang, Yan Li, Longbin Shen, Zhuoming Chen and Jinyi Long

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:166

    Content type: Research

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  28. Home-based rehabilitation of arm function is a significant gap in service provision for adult stroke. The EDNA-22 tablet is a portable virtual rehabilitation-based system that provides a viable option for home...

    Authors: Peter H. Wilson, Jeffrey M. Rogers, Karin Vogel, Bert Steenbergen, Thomas B. McGuckian and Jonathan Duckworth

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:165

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  29. Physical training (PT, e.g., Tai Chi and strength training) has been demonstrated to improve balance control and prevent falls. Recently, exergame intervention (EI) has emerged to prevent falls by enhancing bo...

    Authors: Yan Chen, Yuan Zhang, Zhenxiang Guo, Dapeng Bao and Junhong Zhou

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:164

    Content type: Review

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  30. Ankle exoskeletons can improve walking mechanics and energetics, but few untethered devices have demonstrated improved performance and usability across a wide range of users and terrains. Our goal was to desig...

    Authors: Greg Orekhov, Ying Fang, Chance F. Cuddeback and Zachary F. Lerner

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:163

    Content type: Research

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  31. Technology-supported rehabilitation can help alleviate the increasing need for cost-effective rehabilitation of neurological conditions, but use in clinical practice remains limited. Agreement on a core set of...

    Authors: Gerdienke B. Prange-Lasonder, Margit Alt Murphy, Ilse Lamers, Ann-Marie Hughes, Jaap H. Buurke, Peter Feys, Thierry Keller, Verena Klamroth-Marganska, Ina M. Tarkka, Annick Timmermans and Jane H. Burridge

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:162

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  32. Load carriage is common in a wide range of professions, but prolonged load carriage is associated with increased fatigue and overuse injuries. Exoskeletons could improve the quality of life of these profession...

    Authors: Gwendolyn M. Bryan, Patrick W. Franks, Seungmoon Song, Ricardo Reyes, Meghan P. O’Donovan, Karen N. Gregorczyk and Steven H. Collins

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:161

    Content type: Research

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  33. As wearable assistive devices, such as prostheses and exoskeletons, become increasingly sophisticated and effective, the mental workload associated with their use remains high and becomes a major challenge to ...

    Authors: Charlotte Marchand, Jozina B. De Graaf and Nathanaël Jarrassé

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:160

    Content type: Review

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  34. For people with lower-limb amputations, wearing a prosthetic limb helps restore their motor abilities for daily activities. However, the prosthesis's potential benefits are hindered by limited somatosensory fe...

    Authors: Lijun Chen, Yanggang Feng, Baojun Chen, Qining Wang and Kunlin Wei

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:159

    Content type: Research

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  35. Resting motor threshold is an objective measure of cortical excitability. Numerous studies indicate that the success of motor recovery after stroke is significantly determined by the direction and extent of co...

    Authors: Jitka Veldema, Dennis Alexander Nowak and Alireza Gharabaghi

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:158

    Content type: Review

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  36. Wearable robots have been shown to improve the efficiency of walking in diverse scenarios. However, it is unclear how much practice is needed to fully adapt to robotic assistance, and which neuromotor processe...

    Authors: Florian L. Haufe, Alessia M. Kober, Peter Wolf, Robert Riener and Michele Xiloyannis

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:157

    Content type: Research

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  37. Illusion of movement induced by tendon vibration is commonly used in rehabilitation and seems valuable for motor rehabilitation after stroke, by playing a role in cerebral plasticity. The aim was to study if c...

    Authors: Salomé Le Franc, Isabelle Bonan, Mathis Fleury, Simon Butet, Christian Barillot, Anatole Lécuyer and Mélanie Cogné

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:156

    Content type: Research

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  38. The lower-extremity motor coordination test (LEMOCOT) is a performance-based measure used to assess motor coordination deficits after stroke. We aimed to automatically quantify performance on the LEMOCOT and t...

    Authors: Shirley Handelzalts, Yogev Koren, Noy Goldhamer, Adi Yeshurun-Tayer, Yisrael Parmet, Lior Shmuelof and Simona Bar-Haim

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:155

    Content type: Research

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  39. Smoothness is commonly used for measuring movement quality of the upper paretic limb during reaching tasks after stroke. Many different smoothness metrics have been used in stroke research, but a ‘valid’ metri...

    Authors: Mohamed Irfan Mohamed Refai, Mique Saes, Bouke L. Scheltinga, Joost van Kordelaar, Johannes B. J. Bussmann, Peter H. Veltink, Jaap H. Buurke, Carel G. M. Meskers, Erwin E. H. van Wegen, Gert Kwakkel and Bert-Jan F. van Beijnum

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:154

    Content type: Research

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  40. The accurate temporal analysis of muscle activation is of great interest in many research areas, spanning from neurorobotic systems to the assessment of altered locomotion patterns in orthopedic and neurologic...

    Authors: Marco Ghislieri, Giacinto Luigi Cerone, Marco Knaflitz and Valentina Agostini

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:153

    Content type: Research

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  41. Autonomous exoskeletons will need to be useful at a variety of walking speeds, but it is unclear how optimal hip–knee–ankle exoskeleton assistance should change with speed. Biological joint moments tend to inc...

    Authors: Gwendolyn M. Bryan, Patrick W. Franks, Seungmoon Song, Alexandra S. Voloshina, Ricardo Reyes, Meghan P. O’Donovan, Karen N. Gregorczyk and Steven H. Collins

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:152

    Content type: Research

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  42. As hyperactive muscle stretch reflexes hinder movement in patients with central nervous system disorders, they are a common target of treatment. To improve treatment evaluation, hyperactive reflexes should be ...

    Authors: Eline Flux, Marjolein M. van der Krogt, Jaap Harlaar, Annemieke I. Buizer and Lizeth H. Sloot

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:151

    Content type: Research

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  43. Falls are more prevalent in stroke survivors than age-matched healthy older adults because of their functional impairment. Rapid balance recovery reaction with adequate range-of-motion and fast response and mo...

    Authors: Melisa Junata, Kenneth Chik-Chi Cheng, Hok Sum Man, Charles Wai-Kin Lai, Yannie Oi-Yan Soo and Raymond Kai-Yu Tong

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:150

    Content type: Research

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  44. Individuals requiring greater physical assistance to practice walking complete fewer steps in physical therapy during subacute stroke rehabilitation. Powered exoskeletons have been developed to allow repetitio...

    Authors: Dennis R. Louie, W. Ben Mortenson, Melanie Durocher, Amy Schneeberg, Robert Teasell, Jennifer Yao and Janice J. Eng

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:149

    Content type: Research

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  45. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation method able to modulate neuronal activity after stroke. The aim of this systematic review was to determine if tDCS combined wi...

    Authors: Natalia Comino-Suárez, Juan C. Moreno, Julio Gómez-Soriano, Álvaro Megía-García, Diego Serrano-Muñoz, Julian Taylor, Mónica Alcobendas-Maestro, Ángel Gil-Agudo, Antonio J. del-Ama and Juan Avendaño-Coy

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:148

    Content type: Review

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  47. In this work, we present a novel sensory substitution system that enables to learn three dimensional digital information via touch when vision is unavailable. The system is based on a mouse-shaped device, desi...

    Authors: Mariacarla Memeo, Marco Jacono, Giulio Sandini and Luca Brayda

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:146

    Content type: Research

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  48. Maintaining upright posture is an unstable task that requires sophisticated neuro-muscular control. Humans use foot–ground interaction forces, characterized by point of application, magnitude, and direction to...

    Authors: Kaymie Shiozawa, Jongwoo Lee, Marta Russo, Dagmar Sternad and Neville Hogan

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:145

    Content type: Research

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  49. The cause of smoothness deficits as a proxy for quality of movement post stroke is currently unclear. Previous simulation analyses showed that spectral arc length (SPARC) is a valid metric for investigating sm...

    Authors: Mique Saes, Mohamed Irfan Mohamed Refai, Joost van Kordelaar, Bouke L. Scheltinga, Bert-Jan F. van Beijnum, Johannes B. J. Bussmann, Jaap H. Buurke, Peter H. Veltink, Carel G. M. Meskers, Erwin E. H. van Wegen and Gert Kwakkel

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:144

    Content type: Research

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  50. Motor learning of appropriate manual wheelchair propulsion is critical, as incorrect technique elevates risk for upper extremity pain. Virtual reality simulators allow users to practice this complex task in a ...

    Authors: Hui Yan and Philippe S. Archambault

    Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:142

    Content type: Research

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