If you work in the rehabilitation field you will certainly have some reference publications that are the cornerstones of your profession. As students, we are mentioned several times the surnames of authors who have provided valuable contributions to the [...]
Ode to Women That women were extraordinary human beings, capable of exemplary achievements with their refined intelligence and intuition we already knew. However, the scientific world is still tied to typically male hierarchies and women are not always given [...]
We couldn't miss celebrating the mother of gait analysis! Jacquelin Perry was born on May 31st 1918 in Denver, Colorado, USA. She was the first woman to graduate in orthopedic surgery from the University of [...]
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 [...]
