Advanced Technologies for the Rehabilitation of Gait and Balance Disorders (Biosystems & Biorobotics (19))

« The book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in the field of gait and balance rehabilitation. It describes technologies and devices together with the requirements and factors to be considered during their application in clinical settings. The book covers physiological and pathophysiological basis of locomotion and posture control, describes integrated approaches for the treatment of neurological diseases and spinal cord injury, as well as important principles for designing appropriate clinical studies. It presents computer and robotic technologies currently used in rehabilitation, such as exoskeleton devices, functional electrical stimulation, virtual reality and many more, highlighting the main advantages and challenges both from the clinical and engineering perspective. Written in an easy-to-understand style, the book is intended for people with different background and expertise, including medical and engineering students, clinicians and physiotherapists, as well as technical developers of rehabilitation systems and their corresponding human-compute interfaces. It aims at fostering an increased awareness of available technologies for balance and gait rehabilitation, as well as a better communication and collaboration between their users and developers. »-- Quatrième de couverture Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 An Overview of the Physiology and Pathophysiology of Postural Control (Antonio Nardone, Anna Maria Turcato)....Pages 3-28 RCT Design for the Assessment of Rehabilitation Treatments: The Case Study of Post-stroke Rehabilitation (Simona Ferrante, Marta Gandolla, Elisabetta Peri, Emilia Ambrosini, Alessandra Pedrocchi)....Pages 29-45 Assessment of Balance Disorders (Marialuisa Gandolfi, Christian Geroin, Alessandro Picelli, Nicola Smania, Michelangelo Bartolo)....Pages 47-67 The Assessment of Gait Disorders in Neurorehabilitation (Christian Geroin, Cristina Zanga, Marialuisa Gandolfi, Nicola Smania, Caterina Pistarini)....Pages 69-82 Bedside Vestibular Examination (Maurizio Versino, Roberto De Icco, Silvia Colnaghi)....Pages 83-94 Balance Rehabilitation Using Computerized Dynamic Posturographic Platforms (Isabella Springhetti, Chiara Villani)....Pages 95-120 The Influence of Cognitive Factors on Balance and Gait (Valentina Varalta, Cristina Fonte, Daniele Munari)....Pages 121-134 Risk Factors and Outcome in Falls (Alessio Baricich, Marco Invernizzi, Carlo Cisari)....Pages 135-148 Strategies to Prevent Falls (Giovanni Morone, Alessia Federici, Marco Tramontano, Roberta Annicchiarico, Antonino Salvia)....Pages 149-158 Front Matter ....Pages 159-159 Rehabilitation of Parkinson’s Disease (Giovanni Abbruzzese, Elisa Pelosin)....Pages 161-170 The Treatment of Axial and Foot Dystonia (Micol Avenali, Roberto De Icco, Cristina Tassorelli)....Pages 171-185 Rehabilitation Approach to Stroke (Giovanni Morone, Marco Iosa, Stefano Paolucci)....Pages 187-194 Rehabilitation of Ataxias (Mariano Serrao)....Pages 195-200 An Integrated Approach to Gait and Balance Rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis (Maria Grazia Grasso, Luca Pace)....Pages 201-211 Balance and Walking Training in Ataxic Neuropathies (Philippe Thoumie, Maeva Ferrari, Samy Bendaya, Michèle Mane, Besma Missaoui)....Pages 213-222 Approach to Gait and Balance Rehabilitation in Spinal Cord Injury (Federica Tamburella, Marcella Masciullo, Marco Molinari, Giorgio Scivoletto)....Pages 223-231 Front Matter ....Pages 233-233 Advanced Methods for Gait Analysis Data Processing (Manuela Galli, Mariano Serrao)....Pages 235-251 Exoskeletons for Over-Ground Gait Training in Spinal Cord Injury (Marco Molinari, Marcella Masciullo, Federica Tamburella, Nevio Luigi Tagliamonte, Iolanda Pisotta, José L. Pons)....Pages 253-265 The End-Effector Device for Gait Rehabilitation (Nicola Smania, Christian Geroin, Nicola Valè, Marialuisa Gandolfi)....Pages 267-283 Early Verticalization in Patients in a Vegetative or Minimally Conscious State (Giuseppe Frazzitta, Ilaria Zivi, Roberto Valsecchi, Leopold Saltuari)....Pages 285-292 Functional Electrical Stimulation and Its Use During Cycling for the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Stroke (Elisabetta Peri, Eleonora Guanziroli, Simona Ferrante, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Franco Molteni)....Pages 293-306 Gait Training by FES (Thomas Schauer, Thomas Seel)....Pages 307-323 Gait Rehabilitation by Nociceptive Withdrawal Reflex-Based Functional Electrical Therapy (Ole Kæseler Andersen, Erika G. Spaich)....Pages 325-333 Postural Rehabilitation Within the VRRS (Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System) Environment (Marco Pirini, Maria Cristina Bisi, Andrea Turolla, Michela Agostini, Denis Vidale, Alessio Fiorentin et al.)....Pages 335-355 Cues and Body-Weight-Supported (BWS) Gait Training in Parkinson’s Disease (Giorgio Sandrini, Cristina Tassorelli, Eliana Berra, Roberto De Icco)....Pages 357-366 Effects of Neuromodulation on Gait (Giuseppe Cosentino, Filippo Brighina, Enrico Alfonsi, Giorgio Sandrini)....Pages 367-397 Introducing a Surgical Procedure for an Implantable FES Device and Its Outcome (Kiriakos Daniilidis, Eike Jakubowitz, Daiwei Yao)....Pages 399-414 Indications and Results of Implantable Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) of the Peroneal Nerve (Michaela M. Pinter, Frank Berenpas, Alexander C. Geurts)....Pages 415-425 Neuroprostheses: Significance in Gait Rehabilitation (Josefina Gutiérrez-Martínez)....Pages 427-446 Front Matter ....Pages 447-447 Pathophysiology of Spasticity and Therapeutic Approach (Jörg Wissel)....Pages 449-469 Gait Analysis in the Context of Spasticity Management (L. Jorge Jacinto, Miguel Reis Silva)....Pages 471-487 Neuromotor Techniques, Physical Treatments and Orthoses in Spasticity (Alessandro Picelli, Elena Chemello, Nicola Smania)....Pages 489-500 Spinal Cord Stimulation as a Neuromodulatory Intervention for Altered Motor Control Following Spinal Cord Injury (Ursula S. Hofstoetter, Brigitta Freundl, Heinrich Binder, Karen Minassian)....Pages 501-521 Functional Surgery and Early Rehabilitation Treatment in Hemiplegic Patients (Paolo Zerbinati, Erika Giannotti, Maria Longhi, Davide Mazzoli)....Pages 523-536