Effects of bihemispheric transcranial direct current stimulation on motor recovery in subacute stroke patients: a double-blind, randomized sham-controlled trial
Bihemispheric transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the primary motor cortex (M1) can simultaneously modulate bilateral corticospinal excitability and interhemispheric interaction. However, how tDC... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 27, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Shih-Pin Hsu, Chia-Feng Lu, Bing-Fong Lin, Chih-Wei Tang, I-Ju Kuo, Yun-An Tsai, Chao-Yu Guo, Po-Lei Lee, Kuo-Kai Shyu, David M. Niddam and I-Hui Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research

Predicting patient-reported outcome of activities of daily living in stroke rehabilitation: a machine learning study
Machine Learning is increasingly used to predict rehabilitation outcomes in stroke in the context of precision rehabilitation and patient-centered care. However, predictors for patient-centered outcome measure... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 23, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Yu-Wen Chen, Keh-chung Lin, Yi-chun Li and Chia-Jung Lin Tags: Research Source Type: research

Predicting later categories of upper limb activity from earlier clinical assessments following stroke: an exploratory analysis
Accelerometers allow for direct measurement of upper limb (UL) activity. Recently, multi-dimensional categories of UL performance have been formed to provide a more complete measure of UL use in daily life. Pr... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 21, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jessica Barth, Keith R. Lohse, Marghuretta D. Bland and Catherine E. Lang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Control strategies used in lower limb exoskeletons for gait rehabilitation after brain injury: a systematic review and analysis of clinical effectiveness
In the past decade, there has been substantial progress in the development of robotic controllers that specify how lower-limb exoskeletons should interact with brain-injured patients. However, it is still an o... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 19, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jes ús de Miguel-Fernández, Joan Lobo-Prat, Erik Prinsen, Josep M. Font-Llagunes and Laura Marchal-Crespo Tags: Review Source Type: research

Literature review of stroke assessment for upper-extremity physical function via EEG, EMG, kinematic, and kinetic measurements and their reliability
Significant clinician training is required to mitigate the subjective nature and achieve useful reliability between measurement occasions and therapists. Previous research supports that robotic instruments can... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 15, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Rene M. Maura, Sebastian Rueda Parra, Richard E. Stevens, Douglas L. Weeks, Eric T. Wolbrecht and Joel C. Perry Tags: Review Source Type: research

The multi-grip and standard myoelectric hand prosthesis compared: does the multi-grip hand live up to its promise?
Multi-grip myoelectric hand prostheses (MHPs), with five movable and jointed fingers, have been developed to increase functionality. However, literature comparing MHPs with standard myoelectric hand prostheses... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 15, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Nienke Kerver, Verena Schuurmans, Corry K. van der Sluis and Raoul M. Bongers Tags: Research Source Type: research

The SoftHand Pro platform: a flexible prosthesis with a user-centered approach
Among commercially-available upper-limb prostheses, the two most often used solutions are simple hook-style grippers and poly-articulated hands, which present a higher number of articulations and show a closer... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 8, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Patricia Capsi-Morales, Cristina Piazza, Giorgio Grioli, Antonio Bicchi and Manuel G. Catalano Tags: Research Source Type: research

Examining the role of intrinsic and reflexive contributions to ankle joint hyper-resistance treated with botulinum toxin-A
Spasticity, i.e. stretch hyperreflexia, increases joint resistance similar to symptoms like hypertonia and contractures. Botulinum neurotoxin-A (BoNT-A) injections are a widely used intervention to reduce spas... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - February 7, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Ronald C. van ’t Veld, Eline Flux, Wieneke van Oorschot, Alfred C. Schouten, Marjolein M. van der Krogt, Herman van der Kooij, Marije Vos-van der Hulst, Noël L. W. Keijsers and Edwin H. F. van Asseldonk Tags: Research Source Type: research

The-state-of-the-art of soft robotics to assist mobility: a review of physiotherapist and patient identified limitations of current lower-limb exoskeletons and the potential soft-robotic solutions
Soft, wearable, powered exoskeletons are novel devices that may assist rehabilitation, allowing users to walk further or carry out activities of daily living. However, soft robotic exoskeletons, and the more c... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 30, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Leah Morris, Richard S. Diteesawat, Nahian Rahman, Ailie Turton, Mary Cramp and Jonathan Rossiter Tags: Review Source Type: research

Comparative effects of kinect-based versus therapist-based constraint-induced movement therapy on motor control and daily motor function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy: a randomized control trial
Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a prominent neurorehabilitation approach for improving affected upper extremity motor function in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP). However, the restr... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 27, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Tsai-Yu Shih, Tien-Ni Wang, Jeng-Yi Shieh, Szu-Yu Lin, Shanq-Jang Ruan, Hsien-Hui Tang and Hao-Ling Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research

Speed-dependent biomechanical changes vary across individual gait metrics post-stroke relative to neurotypical adults
Gait training at fast speeds is recommended to reduce walking activity limitations post-stroke. Fast walking may also reduce gait kinematic impairments post-stroke. However, it is unknown if differences in gai... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 27, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sarah A. Kettlety, James M. Finley, Darcy S. Reisman, Nicolas Schweighofer and Kristan A. Leech Tags: Research Source Type: research

The use of machine learning and deep learning techniques to assess proprioceptive impairments of the upper limb after stroke
Robots can generate rich kinematic datasets that have the potential to provide far more insight into impairments than standard clinical ordinal scales. Determining how to define the presence or absence of impa... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 27, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Delowar Hossain, Stephen H. Scott, Tyler Cluff and Sean P. Dukelow Tags: Research Source Type: research

Limb loading enhances skill transfer between augmented and physical reality tasks during limb loss rehabilitation
Virtual and augmented reality (AR) have become popular modalities for training myoelectric prosthesis control with upper-limb amputees. While some systems have shown moderate success, it is unclear how well th... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 27, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Christopher L. Hunt, Yinghe Sun, Shipeng Wang, Ahmed W. Shehata, Jacqueline S. Hebert, Marlis Gonzalez-Fernandez, Rahul R. Kaliki and Nitish V. Thakor Tags: Research Source Type: research

The Berlin Bimanual Test for Tetraplegia (BeBiTT): development, psychometric properties, and sensitivity to change in assistive hand exoskeleton application
Assistive hand exoskeletons are promising tools to restore hand function after cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) but assessing their specific impact on bimanual hand and arm function is limited due to lack of ... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 27, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Cornelius Angerh öfer, Mareike Vermehren, Annalisa Colucci, Marius Nann, Peter Koßmehl, Andreas Niedeggen, Won-Seok Kim, Won Kee Chang, Nam-Jong Paik, Volker Hömberg and Surjo R. Soekadar Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Effect of mobile application types on stroke rehabilitation: a systematic review
Stroke is a significant contributor of worldwide disability and morbidity with substantial economic consequences. Rehabilitation is a vital component of stroke recovery, but inpatient stroke rehabilitation pro... (Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation)
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - January 24, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Stephen G. Szeto, Hoyee Wan, Mohammad Alavinia, Sean Dukelow and Heather MacNeill Tags: Review Source Type: research