Enhancing Fall Risk Assessment: Instrumenting Vision with Deep Learning During Walks

Introduction Fall events are common across various clinical populations, with usual risk assessments including visual observation of individual gait. However, gait observation assessments are typically confined to laboratory settings, involving standardized walking protocol tests to identify potential defects that might increase fall risk. Subtle d...

Automatic Gait Events Detection with Inertial Measurement Units: Healthy Subjects and Moderate to Severe Impaired Patients

A New Method for Automatic Gait Event Detection: Analysis of Inertial Measurement Units in Healthy Subjects and Patients with Moderate to Severe Impairment Cyril Voisard, Nicolas de L’Escalopier, Damien Ricard, Laurent Oudre. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2024) 21:104 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01405-x Background of the St...

The Ankle Dorsiflexion Kinetics Demand to Increase Swing Phase Foot-Ground Clearance: Implications for Assistive Device Design and Energy Demands

Research Report Background Introduction With an aging population and the increase in neurological and muscular diseases such as stroke, the risk of tripping and falling due to gait disorders has become a serious problem. Research shows that ankle dorsiflexion is crucial for ensuring foot clearance during the swing phase of gait. However, there is l...

Study on the Effects of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation on Bimanual Coordination

Coordination of Both Hands and Spinal Cord Neuroregulation: How Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Changes the Neural Substrate of Bimanual Actions Background: Humans use their arms in complex ways, often requiring coordination of both hands. Neurological disorders have limited this distinctive feature of the human motor system. Understanding h...

Wearable Biofeedback Device to Assess Gait Features and Improve Gait Pattern in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Series

Wearable Biofeedback Device to Assess Gait Features and Improve Gait Pattern in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Series

Application of Wearable Biofeedback Device in Gait Assessment for Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Case Series Study Research Background Patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) often exhibit abnormal gait patterns, severely affecting their independence and quality of life. Gait abnormalities primarily manifest as reduced stride length, increased step...