The reach-to-grasp gesture How do we recognize cooperative and competitive intentions when we observe a reaching movement? In collaboration with the Motion Analysis Laboratory of Correggio (Azienda USL – IRCCS of Reggio Emilia) and the Department of Psychology of the University of Modena and [...]
Stiff knee gait is a common condition in post-stroke patients, characterised by reduced or delayed knee flexion during the swing phase of gait. The standard treatment for this deficit is botulinum toxin injection to the rectus femoris, which is considered responsible for braking movements because of its spasticity, as [...]
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>> You can download the final report, in Italian, here. The use of robotic devices in rehabilitation is increasingly taking hold in recent years, particularly for complex patients such as those with acquired or degenerative neurological disorders. Despite this considerable increase in use, there [...]
I am very glad to be a Guest Editor of a Topic Collection on Human Movement analysis, together with my colleagues Prof. Zimi Sawacha and Prof Giseppe Vannozzi. In particular, this Topic Collection will report on various sensors, such as [...]
Surface electromyography: use and awareness The brachioradialis is a small muscle of the forearm that is often affected by structural and activity alterations in neurological patients. The potential of surface EMG is now widely known in bioengineering and rehabilitation. [...]
The CICERONE Conference on robotic rehabilitation in neurologic patients In 2019-2021 MBE team attended the Italian Consensus Conference – CICERONE, promoted by SIMFER (Italian Society of Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine) and SIRN (Italian Society of Neurologic Rehabilitation), to discuss [...]
Stroke is one of the main neurological acquired diseases, and upper limb impairment is one of its most common sequelae. In clinical practice, it is usually assessed by clinical rating scales. In recent years, the use of robotic devices [...]
EMG recording in every condition Surface EMG and accelerations from the muscle of rally drivers! Modern equipment for the acquisition of the EMG signal and acceleration during movement is provided with an internal memory on which the data is stored. The latter allows long [...]
From 2019 to 2021 Andrea Merlo, founder of MerloBioEngineering, participated as an expert at the CICERONE Consensus Conference, promoted by SIMFER and SIRN (Italian societies of rehabilitation) on the use of robotic rehabilitation in patients with neurological disorders, as stroke. From expert panel to practical [...]
