Effectiveness of Game-Based Training of Selective Voluntary Motor Control in Children With Upper Motor Neuron Lesions: Randomized Multiple Baseline Design Study.

Background: Selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) is the ability to control joint movements independently. Impairments in SVMC can affect functional activities, but only a few interventions directly target SVMC. Therefore, we developed a game-based intervention for children with upper motor neuron lesions to improve SVMC.

Responses of several measures to different intensity levels of upper limb exergames in children with neurological diagnoses: a pilot study.

Background: Therapy intensity is among the most critical factors influencing neurorehabilitative outcomes. Because of its simplicity, time spent in therapy is the most commonly used measure of therapy intensity. However, time spent in therapy is only a vague estimate of how hard a patient works during therapy.

Assessing proprioception in children with upper motor neuron lesions: feasibility, validity, and reliability of the proprioception measurement tool.

Introduction: To investigate the feasibility, discriminative and convergent validity, and reliability of a lower limb sensor-based proprioception measure in children with upper motor neuron (UMN) lesions.

Method: We assessed three proprioception modalities (joint movement, joint position, and dynamic position sense) of the lower limbs in 49 children with UMN lesions and 50 typically developing (TD) peers (5-19 years). Forty-three children with UMN lesion had a congenital and six an acquired brain lesion and 82% were able to walk without a walking aid.

Concurrent Validity of Motion Parameters Measured With an RGB-D Camera-Based Markerless 3D Motion Tracking Method in Children and Young Adults.

Objective: Low-cost, portable RGB-D cameras with integrated motion tracking functionality enable easy-to-use 3D motion analysis without requiring expensive facilities and specialized personnel. However, the accuracy of existing systems is insufficient for most clinical applications, particularly when applied to children. In previous work, we developed an RGB-D camera-based motion tracking method and showed that it accurately captures body joint positions of children and young adults in 3D.

Enhancing walking efficiency of adolescents with neurological impairments using an exosuit for ambulatory activities of daily living.

Children and adolescents with neurological impairments face reduced participation and independence in daily life activities due to walking difficulties. Existing assistive devices often offer insufficient support, potentially leading to wheelchair dependence and limiting physical activity and daily life engagement. Mobile wearable robots, such as exoskeletons and exosuits, have shown promise in supporting adults during activities of daily living but are underexplored for children.