A5062281707- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Gait Recognition and Analysis
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
2020-2022
University of Toronto
2020-2022
Gait quality can influence walking ability and mobility outcomes making it an important part of prosthetic rehabilitation. Prosthetic knee joint designs gait quality, limited data exists to guide component selection in under-resourced settings. This study compared spatiotemporal kinematic parameters for two common types friction-based swing-phase controlled joints. Two-dimensional optical analysis was conducted as a cross-over design involving 17 individuals with unilateral transfemoral...
Lower limb prosthetic users exhibit gait deviations, which include asymmetrical stance time (ST), leading to secondary musculoskeletal problems. Biofeedback (BFB) systems have the potential provide training correct deviations. In this work, we describe a wearable BFB system that delivers vibrotactile feedback via two tactors (located at anterior and posterior side of residual users) ST (%) using strategies - single threshold (SF) bandwidth (BF). Validation involved sample five lower amputees...
Biofeedback (BFB), the practice of providing real-time sensory feedback has been shown to improve gait rehabilitation outcomes. BFB training through rhythmic stimulation potential spatiotemporal asymmetries while minimizing cognitive load by encouraging a synchronization between user's cycle and an external rhythm.
Information relating to prosthetic performance can inform clinical practice and improve patient outcomes in under-resourced countries.The main goal of this study was compare functional user preferences individuals with transfemoral amputations using common types knee joints an country.Prospective, longitudinal, before after trial.Twenty unilateral from a center Cambodia transitioned commonly used single-axis manually locking International Committee the Red Cross (ICRC) more advanced...