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Improving Control of Robotic Hand Prostheses
A computer algorithm can learn patterns and determine what movement the user intends to make. The user can thus control the prosthesis—and perform a variety of hand movements—just by attempting to make the desired movement.
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Intramuscular EMG Signal Processing
While surface electrodes are inexpensive and non-invasive, they are also prone to muscle cross talk—EMG signal contributions that originate from muscles but are not directly under the electrodes and electrode shift.
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Targeted Muscle Reinnervation
During TMR nerves in an amputee’s residual arm are transferred to target muscles that no longer perform a useful function because of the amputation.
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Targeted Reinnervation for Below-Elbow Amputation
The objective of this study is to quantify the effect of TMR on persons with below-elbow amputation
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Pairing Rehabilitation Interventions to Maximize Efficiency and Recovery (PRIMER)
The overall goal of this project is to evaluate the individual and paired contributions of intensity and variability of stepping training on lower extremity function, health and community participation in patients with chronic hemiparesis post-stroke.
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Implementation of Evidenced Based-Interventions during Inpatient Rehabilitation to Improve Mobility, Health and Participation
Most patients with stroke or ABI can recover some gait function (80-95%), but only 25% of those with SCI (50% motor incomplete) walk independently.
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Evaluation of a Lightweight Powered Leg
The goal of this project is to develop a lightweight motorized leg and to evaluate this device in elderly persons with above-knee amputations.
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Impact of Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis on Community Mobility and Social Interaction
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Implementing SCI-QOL into Clinical Practice to Enhance Patient Engagement
This study, funded by the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, employs implementation science methods and seeks to integrate the Spinal Cord Injury - Quality of Life (SCI-QOL) measurement system into inpatient spinal cord injury rehabilitative care.
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Effect of acute intermittent hypoxia on upper limb function in individuals with spinal cord injury
Repeated presentations of transient and mild hypoxia can elicit neuroplasticity and boost the efficacy of standard therapeutic strategies in certain cases of neurologic dysfunction. This study will help create a framework for the development of practical techniques to harness beneficial neuroplasticity in individuals with SCI.
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