The assessment of the limb mobility stroke patients is an essential part poststroke rehabilitation. Conventionally, manually performed by clinicians using chart-based ordinal scales, which can be subjective and inefficient. By introducing quantitative evaluation measures, sensitivity efficiency process significantly improved. In this paper, a novel single-index-based approach for upper-limb has been proposed Instead traditional human-observation-based system utilizes kinematic information...

Acupuncture is not considered a conventional therapy for post-stroke sequelae but it might have some additional positive effects on early rehabilitation. We conducted this trial to determine whether acupuncture has in comprehensive rehabilitation acute ischemic stroke and dysfunctions secondary stroke. Two hundred fifty patients were randomized into two groups: (AG) or no (NAG). Eighteen treatment sessions performed over 3-week period. The primary outcome was blindly measured with National...

The aim of this study was to explore the effects action observation therapy on motor function upper extremity, activities daily living, and motion evoked potential in cerebral infarction patients.Cerebral survivors were randomly assigned an experimental group (28 patients) or a control (25 patients). conventional rehabilitation treatments applied both groups, but received additional for 8 weeks (6 times per week, 20 minutes time). Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA), Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT),...

Abstract In this study, a data-driven approach using the embedded variational principle is used to identify equations of vortex-induced vibration fluid-structure interaction systems, in particular coupling term and aerodynamic damping term. Under paradigm, equation identification primarily accomplished through five steps: collecting discrete data, setting functions, building product function, solving linear equations, evaluating errors. The explicit system are eventually determined...

Objective: This study aims to investigate the impact of action observation therapy (AOT) on swallowing disorders following a stroke. Utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology, will examine adjustments in brain activity and connectivity (FC), providing novel insights for rehabilitation function stroke patients. Methods: In this study, 11 healthy controls (HCs) patients were included. The underwent 4‐week AOT. To assess differences region between before after treatment...

Autonomous poststroke rehabilitation systems which can be deployed outside hospital with no or reduced supervision have attracted increasing amount of research attentions due to the high expenditure associated current inpatient stroke systems. To realize an autonomous systems, a reliable patient monitoring technique automatically record and classify patient's motion during training sessions is essential. In order minimize cost operational complexity, combination nonvisual-based inertia...

Motor impairment is a common consequence of stroke causing difficulty in independent movement. The first month post-stroke rehabilitation the most effective period for recovery. Movement imagination, known as motor imagery, combination with virtual reality may provide way patients severe disabilities to begin rehabilitation.The aim this study verify whether imagery and help activate patients' cortex. 16 acute/subacute (< 6 months) participated study. All participants performed basketball...

To evaluate the effects of action observation therapy, which is based on mirror neuron theory, upper limb function and activities daily living in patients with stroke. Sixty-one stroke were randomly divided into two groups; those control group received routine rehabilitation treatment nursing, whereas experimental additionally eight weeks therapy for 30 min, six times per week. Patients receiving watched videos depicting a model performing specific motor actions typically performed life...

A simple, objective and quantitative unsupervised outcome measure is considered vital in the home-based rehabilitation for stroke patients. The Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scale widely utilized clinical practice, while not suitable home settings due to its subjective time-consuming property. In this paper, a Support Vector Regression (SVR) based evaluation model was presented automatically estimate FMA scores Shoulder-Elbow movement. estimation obtained by analyzing accelerometer data...

Speech assessment is an important part of the rehabilitation process for patients with aphasia (PWA). Mandarin speech lucidity features such as articulation, fluency, and tone influence meaning spoken utterance overall clarity. Automatic these efficient aphasic speech. Hence, in this paper, a standardized automatic method Mandarin-speaking using machine learning based technique presented. The proposed adopts Chinese Rehabilitation Research Center Aphasia Examination (CRRCAE) standard...

Abstract This paper proposes a reliable monitoring scheme that can assist medical specialists in watching over the patient’s condition. Although several technologies are traditionally used to acquire motion data of patients, high costs as well large spaces they require make them difficult be applied home context for rehabilitation. A patient technique, which automatically record and classify movements, is mandatory telemedicine protocol. In this paper, comparison state-of-the-art machine...

Many stroke victims have severe swallowing problems. Previous neuroimaging studies found that several brain regions scattered in the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes, such as Brodmann's areas (BA) 6, 21, 40, are associated with function. This study sought to investigate changes function resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) patients dysphagia following action observation treatment. It also detect patients. In this study, 12 healthy controls (HCs) were recruited....

Abstract Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are important nutrients for plant growth development. Soil alkalization is one of the main obstacles limiting sustainable development agriculture. Northern Ningxia located in arid semi-arid region, with serious soil alkalinization. Alfalfa has advantages strong saline-alkali tolerance, high yield, quality, wide adaptability. It an forage comprehensive improvement rational utilization land great significance solving resource shortages, improving...

Alkaline soil is widely distributed in China. Its rational utilization an effective measure to solve land shortage and improve the environment. Alfalfa characterized by strong salt alkali tolerance high yield protein content. Nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P) are main nutrients for plant growth, N metabolism one of primary forms metabolism, which plays a vital role quality formation. The exploration effect P on alfalfa growth will provide theoretical basis scientific fertilization alkaline...

Many post-stroke patients suffer varying degrees of hand function and fine motor skills impairment. Both passive active rehabilitation training are beneficial in improving the strength dexterity hands. However, programs should be prescribed based on an accurate assessment function. In this paper, we propose a novel method for assessment, which can accurately measure multiple joint angles simultaneously using portable infrared imaging device. Different from traditional methods that often...

To investigate the effects of mirror neuron theory-based visual feedback therapy (VFT) on restoration upper limb function stroke patients and motor-related cortical using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).Hemiplegic were randomly divided into two groups: a VFT group control (CTL) group. Sixteen in received conventional rehabilitation (CR) for 8 weeks, while 15 CTL only CR. The Barthel Index (BI) was used to assess activities daily living at baseline 8th week recovery training...

Acupuncture has been widely used as a treatment for stroke in China more than 3,000 years. However, previous research not yet shown that acupuncture is effective treatment. We report protocol multicenter, randomized, controlled, and outcome assessor-blind trial to evaluate the efficacy safety of on acute ischemic stroke. In prospective involving three hospitals Zhejiang Province (China) 250 patients with recent (less 1 week previous) episode will be included. Patients randomized into two...

Error-related potential (ErrP) based assist-as-needed robot-therapy can be an effective rehabilitation method. To date, several studies have shown the presence of ErrP under various task situations. However, in context methods, existence is unexplored. Therefore, principal objective this study to determine if evoked when a subject unable complete physical exercise given time. Fifteen stroke patients participated experiment that involved performing exercise. Results showed...

Objective This study aims to explore the effects of aquatic strength training on postural balance and walking function stroke patients.Methods A total 56 chronic patients more than 6 months post-stroke with impairments were included in this study. After baseline evaluations, randomly assigned either experiment group (n = 29) or control 27). Patients underwent conventional hydrotherapy, whereas received hydrotherapy combined lower extremity training. six weeks rehabilitation, all evaluated by...