Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - Latest articlesThe latest articles from Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (ISSN 1743-0003) published by BioMed CentralLeg joint power output during progressive resistance FES-LCE cycling in SCI subjects: developing an index of fatigue- April 26, 2008 Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the biomechanics of the hip, knee and ankle during a progressive resistance cycling protocol in an effort to detect and measure the presence of muscle fatigue. It was hypothesized that knee power output can be used as an indicator of fatigue in order to assess the cycling performance of SCI subjects. Methods: Six spinal cord injured subjects (2 incomplete, 4 complete) between the ages of twenty and fifty years old and possessing either a..http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/5/1/14 Effects of attention on the control of locomotion in individuals with chronic low back pain- April 25, 2008 Background: People who suffer from low back pain (LBP) exhibit an abnormal gait pattern, characterized by shorter stride length, greater step width, and an impaired thorax-pelvis coordination which may undermine functional walking. As a result, gait in LBP may require stronger cognitive regulation compared to pain free subjects thereby affecting the degree of automaticity of gait control. Conversely, because chronic pain has a strong attentional component, diverting attention away from the pain.http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/5/1/13 Effects of an attention demanding task on dynamic stability during treadmill walking- April 21, 2008 Background: People exhibit increased difficulty balancing when they perform secondary attention-distracting tasks while walking. However, a previous study by Grabiner and Troy (J. Neuroengineering Rehabil., 2005) found that young healthy subjects performing a concurrent Stroop task while walking on a motorized treadmill exhibited decreased step width variability. However, measures of variability do not directly quantify how a system responds to perturbations. This study re-analyzed data from...http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/5/1/12 |