Commercial device-based hand rehabilitation systems for stroke patients: State of the art and future prospects.

Various hand rehabilitation systems have recently been developed for stroke patients, particularly commercial devices. Articles from 10 electronic databases from 2010 to 2022 were extracted to conduct a systematic review to explore the existing commercial training systems (hardware and software) and evaluate their clinical effectiveness. This review divided the rehabilitation equipment into contact and non-contact types.

Potential biomarkers of acute myocardial infarction based on co-expression network analysis.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common cause of death in numerous countries. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of the disease and analyzing potential biomarkers of AMI is crucial. However, specific diagnostic biomarkers have thus far not been fully established and candidate regulatory targets for AMI remain to be determined.

An EMG-Driven Musculoskeletal Model for Estimating Continuous Wrist Motion.

EMG-based continuous wrist joint motion estimation has been identified as a promising technique with huge potential in assistive robots. Conventional data-driven model-free methods tend to establish the relationship between the EMG signal and wrist motion using machine learning or deep learning techniques, but cannot interpret the functional relationship between neuro-commands and relevant joint motion. In this paper, an EMG-driven musculoskeletal model is proposed to estimate continuous wrist joint motion.

Alterations in muscle activation patterns during robot-assisted bilateral training: A pilot study.

Robot-assisted bilateral training is being developed as a new rehabilitation approach for stroke patients. However, there is still a lack of understanding of muscle functions when performing robot-assisted synchronous movements. The aim of this work is to explore the muscle activation patterns and the voluntary effort of participants during different robot-assisted bilateral training protocols.

Bilateral robots for upper-limb stroke rehabilitation: State of the art and future prospects.

Robot-assisted bilateral upper-limb training grows abundantly for stroke rehabilitation in recent years and an increasing number of devices and robots have been developed. This paper aims to provide a systematic overview and evaluation of existing bilateral upper-limb rehabilitation devices and robots based on their mechanisms and clinical-outcomes. Most of the articles studied here were searched from nine online databases and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from year 1993 to 2015.

A patient-specific EMG-driven neuromuscular model for the potential use of human-inspired gait rehabilitation robots.

A patient-specific electromyography (EMG)-driven neuromuscular model (PENm) is developed for the potential use of human-inspired gait rehabilitation robots. The PENm is modified based on the current EMG-driven models by decreasing the calculation time and ensuring good prediction accuracy. To ensure the calculation efficiency, the PENm is simplified into two EMG channels around one joint with minimal physiological parameters.

Mechanical efficiency of walking with spring-loaded axillary crutches.

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of using spring-loaded crutches on mechanical efficiency in comparison to the use of standard crutches. Seven healthy male participants were recruited for this experiment. They were instructed to walk around a track on two types of crutches for five minutes under four controlled conditions.

Biomechanical evaluation of an innovative spring-loaded axillary crutch design.

We evaluated an innovative spring-loaded crutch design by comparing its performance with standard crutches through a biomechanical approach. Gait analysis was conducted for 7 male subjects under two conditions: walking with standard crutches and with spring-loaded crutches. Three-dimensional kinematic data and ground reaction force were recorded.