Balance improvement effects of biofeedback systems with state-of-the-art wearable sensors: A systematic review

CZH Ma, DWC Wong, WK Lam, AHP Wan, WCC Lee - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
Falls and fall-induced injuries are major global public health problems. Balance and gait
disorders have been the second leading cause of falls. Inertial motion sensors and force …

Restoring standing capabilities with feedback control of functional neuromuscular stimulation following spinal cord injury

R Nataraj, ML Audu, RJ Triolo - Medical engineering & physics, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the field of feedback control for neuroprosthesis systems that restore
advanced standing function to individuals with spinal cord injury. Investigations into closed …

Agency and performance of reach-to-grasp with modified control of a virtual hand: implications for rehabilitation

R Nataraj, S Sanford, A Shah, M Liu - Frontiers in human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This study investigated how modified control of a virtual hand executing reach-to-grasp
affects functional performance and agency (perception of control). The objective of this work …

PID controller design for FES applied to ankle muscles in neuroprosthesis for standing balance

H Rouhani, M Same, K Masani, YQ Li… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Closed-loop controlled functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the lower limb
muscles can be used as a neuroprosthesis for standing balance in neurologically impaired …

Crossed corticospinal facilitation between arm and trunk muscles correlates with trunk control after spinal cord injury

SY Chiou, PH Strutton - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To investigate whether crossed corticospinal facilitation between arm and trunk
muscles is preserved following spinal cord injury (SCI) and to elucidate these neural …

Control modification of grasp force covaries agency and performance on rigid and compliant surfaces

R Nataraj, S Sanford - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study investigated how modifications in the display of a computer trace under user
control of grasp forces can co-modulate agency (perception of control) and performance of …

Control of standing balance at leaning postures with functional neuromuscular stimulation following spinal cord injury

ML Audu, BM Odle, RJ Triolo - Medical & Biological Engineering & …, 2018 - Springer
This study systematically explored the potential of applying feedback control of functional
neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) for stabilizing various erect and leaning standing postures …

Movement strategies for maintaining standing balance during arm tracking in people with multiple sclerosis

MC Chua, AS Hyngstrom, AV Ng… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
The purpose of this study was to quantify hip and ankle movement strategies during a
standing arm tracking task in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). Full-body kinematics and …

Simulating the restoration of standing balance at leaning postures with functional neuromuscular stimulation following spinal cord injury

R Nataraj, ML Audu, RJ Triolo - Medical & biological engineering & …, 2016 - Springer
In this simulation study, we present and examine methods to develop a feedback controller
for a neuroprosthesis that restores forward and side leaning function during standing …

Reactive step** with functional neuromuscular stimulation in response to forward-directed perturbations

AJ Hunt, BM Odle, LM Lombardo, ML Audu… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Implanted motor system neuroprostheses can be effective at increasing
personal mobility of persons paralyzed by spinal cord injuries. However, currently available …