Muscle contraction hardening is essential for enhancing strength and also enables rapid reactions in living organisms. Taking inspiration from nature, researchers at Queen Mary’s School of Engineering and Materials Science in London have successfully created an artificial muscle that seamlessly transitions between soft and hard states while also…
Lower Extremity Review
The Impact of Supervised Rehabilitation and Re-Injury of LAS
There is an increased risk for re-injury throughout the first 12 months after an acute lateral ankle sprain (LAS). Prior research has demonstrated that those with ankle sprain history have decreased Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL).
How the Gluteal Muscles Are Loaded During Different Strength & Rehabilitation Exercises
This study aimed to compare and rank gluteal muscle forces in eight hip-focused exercises performed with and without external resistance and describe the underlying fiber lengths, velocities, and muscle activations.
Brain-computer-leg Interface for Post-Stroke Lower Limb Rehabilitation
Researchers at the Skolkovo Institute of Technology, Russia, have devised a novel method for leg rehabilitation after injury or stroke that uses a brain-computer interface (BCI) and electrical stimulation of the spine delivered through the skin. Created by scientists from the institute’s neuro and…
Rehabilitation, Athletic Training, Performance–enhancing Platform
TRAZER XP is a multi-patented technology designed for rehabilitation, athletic training, and enhancing human performance. With applications across healthcare, senior care, rehabilitation, sports medicine, and sports performance, TRAZER empowers…
Maximizing Strength: the Stimuli and Mediators of Strength Gains and Their Application to Training and Rehabilitation
Traditional heavy resistance exercise (RE) training increases maximal strength, a valuable adaptation in many situations. That stated, some populations seek new opportunities for pushing the upper limits of strength gains (e.g., athletes and military personnel).
Rehabilitation Needed for People Wearing DFU Offloading Devices
Offloading devices improve healing of diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFUs) but they can limit mobilization. Rehabilitation during or after removal of these devices may promote physical activity in a population at risk of poor health outcomes for which inactivity is a reversible risk factor.
By Katherine H. Jones, Michael R. Backhouse, and Julie Bruce
Development of a Low-Cost ‘Smart’ Rollator for Clinical Rehabilitation
Researchers from the University of Malaga in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, both located in Spain, have created an ‘intelligent’ rollator that evaluates patient movements to improve rehabilitation. With this system based on a standard model called Walk-IT, healthcare professionals receive better information about the progress of patients under treatment, allowing…
Ottobock to Acquire UK’s Pace Rehabilitation
Prosthetic manufacturer and patient care provider Ottobock, Duderstadt, Germany, has recently agreed to acquire Pace Rehabilitation, one of the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) independent providers of prosthetic and rehabilitation services for people who have sustained a serious limb injury.
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