ReviewJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2016
Robot-aided assessment of lower extremity functions: a review.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Use of Lower Limb Exoskeletons as an Assessment Tool for Human Motor Performance: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Overground robotic training effects on walking and secondary health conditions in individuals with spinal cord injury: systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- The diagnostic levels of evidence of instrumented devices for measuring viscoelastic joint properties and spasticity; a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Combined Use of EMG and EEG Techniques for Neuromotor Assessment in Rehabilitative Applications: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Pooled it
- Can robot-assisted gait training improve walking and activity abilities in persons with spinal cord injury? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Assessing walking ability using a robotic gait trainer: opportunities and limitations of assist-as-needed control in spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Trial
- A novel sensor-based assessment of lower limb spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Knee proprioception in children with spastic cerebral palsy: an observational study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Observational
- Robotic Ankle Assessment Post-Stroke: Reliability, Comparison to Therapists, and Benchmark Dataset Development.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Test-retest reliability of kinematic and EEG low-beta spectral features in a robot-based arm movement task.Biomedical physics & engineering express · 2025Article
- Review of upper extremity passive joint impedance identification in people with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Review
- The Design of the Dummy Arm: A Verification Tool for Arm Exoskeleton Development.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Gait Performance and Brain Activity Are Improved by Gait Automatization during Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Patients with Burns: A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Flexible Force Sensor Based on a PVA/AgNWs Nanocomposite and Cellulose Acetate.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Identification of Neural and Non-Neural Origins of Joint Hyper-Resistance Based on a Novel Neuromechanical Model.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2024Article
- Robot-Aided Motion Analysis in Neurorehabilitation: Benefits and Challenges.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Clinical Utility of Robot-Assisted Gait Training in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Electrical Burns: A Case Report.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Literature review of stroke assessment for upper-extremity physical function via EEG, EMG, kinematic, and kinetic measurements and their reliability.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Review
- Uncertainty-aware automated assessment of the arm impedance with upper-limb exoskeletons.Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2023Article
- Lower Limb Exoskeleton Sensors: State-of-the-Art.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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Abstract
The assessment of sensorimotor functions is extremely important to understand the health status of a patient and its change over time. Assessments are necessary to plan and adjust the therapy in order to maximize the chances of individual recovery. Nowadays, however, assessments are seldom used in clinical practice due to administrative constraints or to inadequate validity, reliability and responsiveness. In clinical trials, more sensitive and reliable measurement scales could unmask changes in physiological variables that would not be visible with existing clinical scores.In the last decades robotic devices have become available for neurorehabilitation training in clinical centers. Besides training, robotic devices can overcome some of the limitations in traditional clinical assessments by providing more objective, sensitive, reliable and time-efficient measurements. However, it is necessary to understand the clinical needs to be able to develop novel robot-aided assessment methods that can be integrated in clinical practice.This paper aims at providing researchers and developers in the field of robotic neurorehabilitation with a comprehensive review of assessment methods for the lower extremities. Among the ICF domains, we included those related to lower extremities sensorimotor functions and walking; for each chapter we present and discuss existing assessments used in routine clinical practice and contrast those to state-of-the-art instrumented and robot-aided technologies. Based on the shortcomings of current assessments, on the identified clinical needs and on the opportunities offered by robotic devices, we propose future directions for research in rehabilitation robotics. The review and recommendations provided in this paper aim to guide the design of the next generation of robot-aided functional assessments, their validation and their translation to clinical practice.
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