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Non-invasive brain stimulation: enhancing motor and cognitive functions in healthy old subjects

Healthy aging is accompanied by changes in cognitive and motor functions that result in impairment of activities of daily living. This process involves a number of modifications in the brain and is associated with metabolic, structural, and physiological c ...

2010

Robust activity recognition for assistive technologies: Benchmarking machine learning techniques

José del Rocio Millán Ruiz, Ricardo Andres Chavarriaga Lozano, Hesam Sagha, Hamidreza Bayati, Daniel Roggen

An increasing need for healthcare provision and assistive technologies (AT) calls for the development of machine learning techniques able to cope with the variability inherent to real-world deployments. In the particular case of activity recognition applic ...

2010

Comparison of polyethylene wear in anatomical and reversed shoulder prostheses

Dominique Pioletti, Alexandre Terrier, Alain Farron, Francesco Merlini

Wear of polyethylene is associated with aseptic loosening of orthopaedic implants and has been observed in hip and knee prostheses and anatomical implants for the shoulder. The reversed shoulder prostheses have not been assessed as yet. We investigated the ...

2009

Effects of brain polarization on reaction times and pinch force in chronic stroke

Friedhelm Christoph Hummel

Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial DC stimulation (tDCS) applied to the primary motor cortex of the affected hemisphere (M1affected hemisphere) after subcortical stroke transiently improves performance of complex tasks that mimic activities o ...

BioMed Central2006

Building Robota, a Mini-Humanoid Robot for the Rehabilitation of Children with Autism

Aude Billard

The Robota project constructs a series of multiple degrees of freedom doll-shaped humanoid robots, whose physical features resemble those of a human baby. The Robota robots have been applied as assistive technologies in behavioral studies with low-function ...

2006

Improved physical activity in patients treated for chronic pain by spinal cord stimulation

Kamiar Aminian, Anisoara Ionescu, Bijan Najafi

The objective of this study was to objectively assess the physical activity of daily living in chronic pain patients treated with spinal cord stimulation (SCS). Changes in pain and spontaneous physical activity following SCS were evaluated under real life ...

2005

Effects of non-invasive cortical stimulation on skilled motor function in chronic stroke

Friedhelm Christoph Hummel

Stroke is a leading cause of adult motor disability. Despite recent progress, recovery of motor function after stroke is usually incomplete. This double blind, Sham-controlled, crossover study was designed to test the hypothesis that non-invasive stimulati ...

Oxford University Press2005

An ambulatory technique to assess 3D knee functions after ACL rupture

Kamiar Aminian, Julien Favre, Bijan Najafi

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is most commonly injured during sporting activities such as football, ski, handball etc., when an athlete suddenly pivots or places excessive rotational force on his knee. The ACL can also be torn during severe trauma s ...

2004

Elevated heels and adaptation to new shoes in frail elderly women

Kamiar Aminian, Bijan Najafi

Footwear is supposed to have influence on postural control and is a potential aspect to address in the prevention of falls in the elderly. This study aimed to show whether measurements of static balance and gait are different with habitual shoes compared t ...

2003

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