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Functional Capacity as a Correlate of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study.

This study aimed to analyze the associations among functional capacity, self-care, and health-related quality of life in patients with heart failure (HF). A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted. Functional capacity was measured with the Duke Activity Status Index, self-care with the European Heart Failure…

Social Support Modifies the Pain-Disability Relationship in Degenerative Spine Disease: Evidence From the PROGRES Study.

Low back pain from degenerative spine disease is the main contributor to years lived with disability globally. Although social support is a multifaceted construct with both health-promoting and potentially deleterious effects on chronic pain, whether perceived social support modifies the pain-disability relationship in…

From Beliefs to Practice: A Mixed Methods Study of Clinical Reasoning and Barriers to Evidence-Based Management of Back Pain Among Physiotherapists.

Evidence-based management of low back pain remains inconsistent, particularly in developing settings, where clinicians' beliefs and contextual factors may influence practice. Research specifically examining how physiotherapists in the Maldives manage LBP is scarce, highlighting the need for context-specific evidence to…

Side-Step Cutting Foot Biomechanics and Intrinsic Foot Muscle Sizes in People With Chronic Ankle Instability.

Lateral ankle sprains commonly occur during directional changes and often lead to chronic ankle instability (CAI) associated with altered movement patterns, muscle weakness and atrophy. This study aimed to compare foot joint biomechanics during cutting among individuals with CAI, copers, and uninjured controls and to e…

Low Physical Therapy Referral Rates for Knee Osteoarthritis Present a Barrier to Care for Patients With Medicaid.

To evaluate the rates of physical therapy (PT) referral for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and factors associated with referral patterns, including insurance status, provider specialty, year, and patient demographics and comorbidities. This retrospective cohort study included 41,373 patients diagnosed with KOA at an integra…

Structural Validity and Measurement Properties of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in Knee Osteoarthritis: Comparison of Candidate Factor Structures.

Kinesiophobia is clinically relevant in knee osteoarthritis (KOA), but the appropriate Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) structure remains uncertain. We compared candidate TSK factor structures and examined the selected measurement properties of the solution with the most favourable relative fit in this sample. Among…

Combined Effect of Hypnotic-Cognitive Therapy With Therapeutic Exercise on Quality of Life in Individuals With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol.

A multidisciplinary approach is viewed as the primary treatment strategy for fibromyalgia (FM). Therapeutic exercise is an important component of this approach. Hypnotic cognitive therapy (HYP-CT), a relatively new intervention strategy, has not traditionally been incorporated in FM treatment, although it has shown ben…

Effects of different weekly frequencies of combined training on blood pressure variability in aging adults with hypertension

BackgroundElevated blood pressure (BP) variability is associated with cardiovascular mortality, independent of mean BP levels. While exercise may influence short-term BP variability, evidence remains inconclusive, and the impact of different weekly training frequencies is unknown.PurposeTo compare t…

Prevention and management of kinesiophobia after total knee arthroplasty: an evidence-informed narrative review and proposed stepped-care pathway

Kinesiophobia is a potentially modifiable biopsychosocial barrier to recovery after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), yet evidence specific to fear of movement is dispersed across rehabilitation, psychological, nursing, and perioperative literature and is often conflated with evidence for general TKA r…

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Intra-Articular Adelmidrol Plus Hyaluronic Acid Injections as a Part of a Multimodal Treatment for Shoulder Conditions: A Retrospective Case Series.

The shoulder is commonly affected by dysfunctional pathologies, which impact the ability to perform daily activities and quality of life. The optimal therapeutic approach for these conditions remains challenging and not clearly defined. Adelmidrol (ADM), may represent an adjunctive treatment to commonly used interventi…

Clinical, Patient Experience and Service Outcomes of a Leisure Centre-Based NHS Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Service: A Service Evaluation.

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions place substantial burden on individuals and healthcare systems, increasing the demand for accessible, community-based care. This service evaluation assessed an NHS MSK physiotherapy pilot delivered in a leisure centre in a socioeconomically deprived area. A retrospective evaluation of r…

'Prehabilitation Should Adapt to the Person, not the Other Way Around': A Qualitative Study Exploring Stakeholder Perceptions of Prehabilitation for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.

Prehabilitation aims to increase functional capacity and physiological reserve prior to surgery, to improve post-operative outcomes. Despite growing research on prehabilitation for total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA), its acceptability and barriers and enablers to implementation in clinical s…

Culturally Embedded Participation Restrictions in Indian Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: An ICF-Based Qualitative Study.

To identify culturally relevant functioning issues experienced by Indian adults with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework. A qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured focus group interviews was conducted with 38 ambulatory adult…

Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound as Adjuncts to Exercise-Based Rehabilitation for Functional Limitation in Ankylosing Spondylitis: An Assessor-Blinded Randomized Comparative Trial.

The comparative effectiveness of adjunctive physical modalities alongside exercise for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) remains inadequately evaluated. To compare the relative association of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) versus therapeutic ultrasound, both added to identical exercise-based rehabilitation…

Dose-Response Relationship Between Physical Activity and Intrinsic Capacity Decline Among Hospitalised Older Patients.

Intrinsic capacity (IC) serves as the foundation for functional performance in older adults, and its decline exerts a significant negative impact on their overall health status. However, the dose-response relationship between physical activity (PA) and IC decline is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine t…

Improving access to cardiac rehabilitation in Australia: a policy reflection on equitable secondary prevention.

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an evidence-based secondary prevention intervention associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality and hospital readmissions and improved quality of life. Despite strong guideline recommendations, participation remains low in Australia and internationally, particularly among rural and r…

Beyond Detoxification: The Critical Role of Occupational Therapy in Addiction Clinics.

This study examines the impact of occupational therapy (OT) activities-such as music, painting and sports-on treatment outcomes for patients with alcohol and substance use disorder treated at the inpatient addiction treatment unit of Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital, in Turkey. The research specificall…

Recognising Mild Cognitive Impairment and Early Alzheimer's Disease in General and Psychiatric Practice: Clinical Clues and Appropriate Referral.

Early cognitive decline may become evident through changes in daily activities or behaviour before it is apparent in a brief consultation. This selective narrative review supports case-finding and appropriate referral in general and psychiatric practice. Four actions organise the review: identify decline in previously…

Mechanisms of Exercise Training in Ameliorating Cognitive Function in Patients With Depression: A Narrative Review of Molecular Targets and Clinical Prescriptions.

Depression is frequently accompanied by core cognitive impairments, notably in executive function and memory. Although the ameliorative effects of exercise training have been widely corroborated, the evidence regarding its underlying mechanisms remains fragmented. To provide a comprehensive and integrated view, this re…

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Clinical effects of acupuncture for traumatic peripheral nerve injury: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

ObjectiveThis study aimed to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of traumatic peripheral nerve injury (TPNI), and to provide more reliable evidence for high-quality clinical practice and decision-making.MethodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acupunctu…

Respiratory viral triggers and pediatric acute necrotizing encephalopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of risk, clinical phenotype, and outcomes

BackgroundAcute necrotizing encephalopathy is a rare but severe pediatric neurological disorder characterized by rapid neurological deterioration and characteristic bilateral thalamic lesions on neuroimaging. Increasing evidence suggests that respiratory viral infections, particularly influenza viru…

Airflow-enabled swallowing rehabilitation after tracheostomy in acquired neurological disease: mechanisms, current evidence, and a stage-based clinical pathway

Tracheostomy is common after severe stroke and other acquired neurological diseases, yet the route from airway stabilization to safe oral feeding and decannulation is often fragmented. Dysphagia in this setting cannot be attributed to the tracheostomy tube alone: neurological injury, prolonged intub…

PFOCUS study protocol: a prospective case–control study investigating genetic, haemodynamic, and platelet function in migraine with aura with or without patent foramen ovale

BackgroundMigraine with aura (MA) is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, particularly in young individuals without conventional vascular risk factors. A growing body of evidence indicates a strong association between MA and patent foramen ovale (PFO), the prevalence of which is up…

Traditional Chinese medicine-related interventions and the cGAS–STING axis in neuroinflammation: disease contexts and mechanisms of action

Research on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)-related interventions has shifted from overall phenotypic effects to defined neuroimmune targets. The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) axis connects cytosolic DNA sensing with host defense and sterile inflammatory inju…

Choroid plexus volume in metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional neuroimaging study

ObjectivesOur investigation aimed to explore the associations between choroid plexus (CP) volume and metabolic syndrome (MetS) components and cognitive-motor performance in a cross-sectional sample.MethodsA total of 211 participants (73 with MetS and 138 non-MetS controls) were included in this stud…

Effects of wearable lower-limb robotic exoskeleton–assisted gait training on balance, walking, and activities of daily living after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BackgroundWearable lower-limb robotic exoskeleton–assisted gait training encompasses heterogeneous overground and treadmill/platform-based implementations. Comparative effects remain uncertain. We synthesised evidence from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on walking, balance, lower-limb motor fun…

Changes in plasma CGRP levels and clinical outcomes following acupuncture in episodic migraine: a prospective pilot study (the AcuCGRP study)

BackgroundManual acupuncture is an established non-pharmacological treatment for migraine, with efficacy comparable to conventional prophylactic therapies. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays a central role in migraine pathophysiology and has been proposed as a biomarker for treatment respo…

MCH-02, a synthetic macamide analog with in vitro FAAH-inhibitory activity, modulates hippocampal endocannabinoid system and BK channel expression without preventing PTZ-induced progressive seizure susceptibility in rats

Epilepsy remains a major neurological disorder, with about 30% of patients showing drug resistance despite the availability of multiple antiseizure medications. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has emerged as a promising therapeutic target due to its role in regulating neuronal excitability. This st…

Needle-knife lumbosacral therapy for lumbar disc herniation: a single-center, outcome assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial

BackgroundLumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common spinal disorder causing significant pain and dysfunction. Traditional acupuncture is a widely used non-pharmacological treatment for LDH. Recently, needle-knife therapy has emerged as a potential alternative.ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the c…

Individualized sequencing of targeted immunotherapies in generalized myasthenia gravis across distinct patient profiles

BackgroundTargeted immunotherapies have expanded treatment options for acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), but evidence regarding their sequencing and individualized therapeutic pathways remains limited.MethodsWe describe seven selected adults with AChR-posi…

Herbal-derived bioactive compounds in stroke recovery: from neuroprotective mechanisms to clinical evidence and translational challenges

Stroke is a leading cause of death and long-term disability worldwide, driven by pathophysiological processes including excitotoxicity, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and apoptosis. Current pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions primarily restore perfusion or support rehabilitati…

Cognitive impairment profiles in patients with cerebrovascular diseases: a latent profile analysis

BackgroundCognitive impairment is an increasingly recognized condition predominantly attributable to cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs). It substantially diminishes patients’ quality of life and imposes considerable burdens on caregivers and healthcare systems. However, how cognitive impairment manifes…

Cerebrospinal fluid TNF-α, regional degree centrality, and depressive symptoms after herpes simplex encephalitis: a cross-sectional observational study

BackgroundHerpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) survivors frequently experience neuropsychiatric sequelae, including depressive symptoms, but the biological correlates underlying post-HSE depression remain incompletely understood. Neuroinflammation and altered functional brain organization have been imp…

Photobiomodulation as a regulator of neuroinflammation: mechanistic insights and therapeutic potential in brain disorders

Brain disorders, including neurodegenerative, neuropsychiatric, and cerebrovascular diseases, represent a growing global health challenge contributing to disability and mortality worldwide. Although these conditions differ in etiology and clinical presentation, accumulating evidence identifies neuro…

Development and internal validation of a parsimonious model for neurological deterioration at 48 h after endovascular thrombectomy

BackgroundThe incremental value of routine admission measurements for predicting early neurological deterioration after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) remains unclear.MethodsThis retrospective single-center reanalysis used a 2020–2022 registry. END48 was defined as an increase of at least 4 Nationa…

Thrombectomy improves functional outcome in large core stroke partly by preventing severe cerebral edema: a real-world mediation analysis

ObjectiveEndovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is effective in large infarct core (LIC) stroke, but mortality and severe disability remain high when cerebral edema (CED) develops. We assessed the effect of EVT on CED and outcomes in LIC patients within 24 h of stroke onset.MethodsIn a prospective observat…

Paired-ear tympanometric pressure patterns and hearing recovery in unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a retrospective cohort study

BackgroundSudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) remains difficult to phenotype and predict. Tympanometry is routinely performed, yet its quantitative pressure information is largely discarded once conductive hearing loss is excluded. We used a paired-ear strategy to compare middle-ear pressure b…

Incidence of dysphagia in acute stroke patients—a prospective multicentre cohort study

BackgroundThe incidence of dysphagia after stroke remains uncertain in the context of contemporary stroke care. Reported estimates vary widely due to heterogenous assessment methods and limited use of standardized and validated evaluations. Dysphagia is also frequently underestimated despite its str…

Early caudate involvement marks a Lewy body spectrum phenotype in parkinsonism: a 5-year longitudinal study

BackgroundParkinsonian syndromes are increasingly recognized as part of a heterogeneous spectrum of Lewy body diseases, ranging from Parkinson’s disease (PD) to dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Identifying early markers of clinical heterogeneity remains challenging.ObjectiveTo investigate whether st…

Beyond the clinic: a six-month home-based exercise and respiratory rehabilitation program improves functional capacity, respiratory muscle strength, and fatigue in chronic heart failure

IntroductionOptimal models of rehabilitation dedicated for patients with heart failure (HF) remain under investigation. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of a 6-month home-based rehabilitation program in patients with HF.Materials and methods63 patients with stable HF…

Different rehabilitation destinations: non-clinical factors associated with inpatient rehabilitation versus skilled nursing placement

PurposeExamine clinical and non-clinical factors associated with post-acute rehabilitation placement after acute ischemic stroke.Methods236 adults hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke; independent and community-dwelling before stroke; and discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF; n…

Toward Motion Capture Textiles: A Batteryless IMU Array Powered and Networked Through a Conductive-Fabric Bus

Motion capture is increasingly important in healthcare, rehabilitation, and sports applications. However, conventional vision-based systems require camera infrastructure and line-of-sight conditions, limiting their use in daily environments. This paper proposes a location-independent platform for mo…

Physical therapist management of patients with suspected or confirmed osteoporosis – German translation and contextual adaptation of a clinical practice guideline from the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy (USA)

IntroductionOsteoporosis is one of the major causes of fractures in individuals over the age of 50 years worldwide and an increasing public health problem. Trustworthy evidence indicates that physical exercise can reduce the risk of fall-related fractures in people with osteoporosis. Patients with s…

Side-Vent Design for Microphone-Based Mechanomyography Sensors: Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Contact Dependence

Wearable muscle sensing for rehabilitation, assistive robotics, and electrical-stimulation feedback needs mechanomyography sensors less sensitive to fit changes during wear. In microphone-based mechanomyography, cavity pressure depends on rim contact, a dependence housing design has rarely targeted.…

Case Report: An MDT-guided multimodal protocol for large-area stroke plateau — integrating neuromodulation with multimodal assessment

ObjectiveThis case report investigates the feasibility and potential value of an individualized precision rehabilitation protocol for large-area stroke, integrating multimodal neuromodulation under the guidance of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) and dynamic assessment.MethodsA 38-year-old male with r…

Early mobility to improVE health outcomes following cardiac surgery (EVE) clinical trial development: findings from workshop 2—co-created definition and prioritized barriers, facilitators and outcome and experience measu…

IntroductionNew or worsening cognitive, mental, and/or physical health after a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) defines post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). PICS is prevalent post-cardiac surgery (CS), and interventions are needed for prevention. Early mobility shows potential to prevent PICS bu…

Implementing robotic-assisted therapy in stroke rehabilitation: a structured narrative review of evidence and technology adoption barriers in Indonesia

IntroductionRobotic-assisted therapy (RAT) has emerged as a promising intervention for post-stroke recovery; however, its implementation in developing countries such as Indonesia remains limited by economic, technical, and systemic barriers. This structured narrative review summarizes clinical effec…

Combined intermittent theta-burst stimulation and functional electrical stimulation as adjuncts to intrathecal baclofen in hereditary spastic paraplegia type 11: a case report

BackgroundSpastic paraplegia type 11 (SPG11) is the most common autosomal recessive subtype of hereditary spastic paraplegia, and is characterized by progressive corticospinal tract degeneration, lower-limb spasticity, and gait impairment. Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) effectively alleviates spasticity…

Early mobility to improve health outcomes following cardiac surgery (EVE) clinical trial development: engagement methods using body mapping and virtual consensus building

Patient engagement in research (PER) is increasingly recognized to enhance health research and facilitate the translation of research findings into practice. This occurs through integrating the knowledge, perspectives, and priorities of people with living/lived experience (PWLE) who receive or suppo…

Early mobility to improVE health outcomes following cardiac surgery (EVE) clinical trial development: findings from workshop 1—embodied experiences of early mobility

IntroductionUsing arts-based research methods to engage people with lived experience (PWLE) supports the exploration of embodied knowledge, including senses, expressions, and emotions. Understanding embodied experiences may support closing the know-do gap by reducing the disconnect between research…

Bridging institutional expertise and democratic decentralization: a proposed hub-and-spoke framework for rehabilitation, built on Kerala’s model of community-based disability care

Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is the World Health Organization's (WHO) endorsed strategy for extending disability services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), yet documented implementation problems — workforce shortage, fragmented supervision, and weak evidence on long-term adherence…

Confidence-gated temporal voting for EMG-based prosthetic arm control: a low-cost end-to-end pipeline with quantified rejection behaviour

BackgroundSurface electromyography (sEMG) is the dominant non-invasive route to volitional prosthetic control, but a closed-world classifier issues a command for every input, including inputs corresponding to no trained gesture. This study evaluated a low-cost, three-gesture sEMG control pipeline co…

Knit-Structure Effects on Electromechanical Metrics and Their Correlation with Joint-Angle Estimation Error in Knitted Strain Sensors

Knitted resistive strain sensors show strong promise for joint motion sensing in sports and rehabilitation, but the linkage between sensor design and in situ performance remains unclear. We investigate how knit structure and machine settings (e.g., stitch size) shape electromechanical properties and…

SPDAlign: Interpretable Riemannian Alignment for EEG Forward Modeling Shifts

Electroencephalography (EEG) based brain-computer interfaces enable direct brain-to-device communication for applications such as rehabilitation and communication. However, their practical utility is often limited as the non-stationary nature of the EEG data introduces distribution shifts across dom…

Monocular markerless biomechanics for clinically interpretable gait assessment in spinal cord injury

Three-dimensional gait analysis guides rehabilitation after spinal cord injury but depends on marker-based motion capture and force plates, which few clinics have. Monocular markerless pipelines have been established in fewer healthy adult cohorts but not in neurological cohorts. We present the SCAI…

EVFormer: An Egocentric Vision-EMG Bidirectional Attention Model for Bimanual Hand Pose Estimation

Egocentric bimanual hand pose estimation is important for virtual interaction, wearable control, and rehabilitation, but visual observations are often degraded by self-occlusion, hand-hand contact, and object manipulation. We propose EVFormer, a multimodal framework that combines the current RGB fra…

Physical Twins: Accelerating and Enabling Robot Learning with Phantom Platforms

Improvements in human-robot physical interaction (pHRI) can have major implications for physical therapy, search and rescue, and telemedicine. However, a major challenge concerns human constraints and safety in human-robot physical experiments. Concerns about human studies also include repeatability…

Feasibility and safety of a 6-month outpatient rehabilitation program combining therapeutic electrical stimulation using belt electrodes and nutritional management in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study

BackgroundAlthough resistance training with nutritional intervention is recommended for sarcopenia, effective programs are often difficult to implement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This pilot study aimed to assess the feasibility and safety of a 6-month outpatient rehabilitation progr…

Do patients give a damn? An exploratory study of patient perspectives on clinician swearing during physical rehabilitation

BackgroundSwearing is a common linguistic tool associated with positive benefits. In healthcare, however, the impact of clinician swearing on patients remains unclear. This exploratory study investigated patients' lived experiences with clinicians who swore and examined patient perspectives on when…

Beyond rehabilitation: toward developmental and trans-sectoral systems of support for complex acquired brain injury in children

Pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI) can disrupt developmental trajectories across physical, cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and social domains. While rehabilitation pathways typically focus on recovery during the acute and subacute phases, many children and youth experience persistent or emergin…

Reference ranges and dimensional structure of upper body posture parameters in adults: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundUpper body posture assessment using surface topography can support population-level screening, but adult reference data for these parameters remain limited, restricting clinical interpretability. This study aimed to establish reference ranges for upper body posture parameters in adults and…

Exploring the biomechanical mechanisms of neuromuscular joint facilitation intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a finite element analysis

IntroductionKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) causes joint pain and gait disorders in older adults. Exercise is an effective non-pharmaceutical therapy. Neuromuscular joint facilitation (NJF) improves knee joint function by combining neuromuscular facilitation with intra-articular joint motion; however, its…

Comparison of group and individual therapy in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy: a systematic review

IntroductionThis review aimed to determine the effects of (digital) group therapies in comparison to individual therapies within physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.MethodsEmbase, PubMed and Web of Science were searched until May 2025. RoB 2 and GRADE were used to rate the risk o…

Correction: Pathological similarities between degenerative enthesopathy and rheumatic enthesitis: the role of ECM stiffness and Wolff's Law-based mechanical stimulation as a therapeutic strategy

C-LISTEN: Cognitive Load Impacts of Sensory-Triggered Environmental Navigation in Virtual Reality

Nowadays, Virtual Reality (VR) systems are more helpful for making decisions, training, and rehabilitation. Multimodal settings in these systems impose a significant balance and cognitive difficulties. Additionally, decreased performance, higher cognitive load, user overwhelm, and limited accessibil…

Game-Based versus Training-Based Virtual Reality for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematization of Design Paradigms, Outcomes, and Evaluation Rigor

Therapeutic exercises can help slow cognitive decline in dementia, but conventional programs are often tedious and difficult to sustain. Virtual reality (VR) offers an alternative through game-based approaches designed to improve engagement and training-based approaches focused on structured functio…

Towards the Threshold: A Fall-Risk Anchored Pareto Framework for Virtual Reality Gait Feedback Selection for Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

Reduced walking speed in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with an increased risk of falls. However, virtual reality (VR)-based rehabilitation studies often emphasize performance improvements without considering the cognitive and physical effort required to achieve them. This study i…

Beyond the Headset: A Systematization of Knowledge on Extended Reality Privacy and Security in Healthcare

Extended reality (XR) systems are increasingly used in healthcare applications ranging from surgical planning to remote rehabilitation and mental health support. However, the rich streams of sensor, biometric, behavioral, and environmental data that enable these applications also introduce substanti…

Timing is everything: the effect of measurement timing on trailing limb angle in gait analysis

IntroductionProgress towards a meaningful clinical measure of propulsion has been achieved through the trailing limb angle, which describes the position of the trailing limb at the time of peak propulsion. However, variations in the timing of the calculation could limit its clinical translation. The…

Multimodal rehabilitation for hard flaccid syndrome in a retrospective case series

IntroductionHard flaccid syndrome (HFS) is an emerging condition of male sexual dysfunction characterized by a persistent semi-rigid penis in the flaccid state, altered penile sensation, erectile dysfunction, and pelvic or perineal pain. Single-modality treatments have shown limited success, and mul…

Impact of Patient Orientation in Single- and Multi-View Camera Environments for AI-based Rehabilitation Monitoring

Automated quality assessment of rehabilitation exercises relies heavily on accurate human pose estimation from video data. Although numerous RGB-based pose estimation methods have been proposed, the impact of camera placement on detecting clinically relevant movement errors remains insufficiently ex…

ThinkNet: Evolutionary Deep Ensembles for Efficient Motor-Imagery EEG Classification

Practical assistive and rehabilitative brain--computer interfaces require subject-independent motor-imagery EEG (MI-EEG) decoders that generalize to new users under limited target-user data and constrained compute. However, held-out-subject performance can be overstated when test-subject information…

FedMHAR: Federated Multimodal Human Activity Recognition using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning

Human Activity Recognition (HAR) from heterogeneous wearable sensors is fundamental to the Internet of Health Things (IoHT), supporting rehabilitation, elderly care, and smart healthcare. Existing multimodal fusion methods often assign fixed equal weights to sensor streams, overlooking differences i…

A Reconfigurable Bidirectional Cable-Driven Hip Exoskeleton with Swappable Bench/Backpack Dual-configuration Actuation

Hip exoskeletons provide an important hardware basis for lower-limb rehabilitation and locomotor assistance. Laboratory rehabilitation assessment and system development require substantial actuation and computing resources, whereas mobile assistance requires untethered portability. Integrating both…

Temporal profiles of apoptosis-related markers and locomotor recovery during repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation after spinal cord injury in female rats.

Interference-resistant Janus hydrogel electrodes for AI-enabled platform for rehabilitation assessment.

Steady state gait and beyond: Complex mobility tasks in the laboratory reveal gait changes in Parkinson's Disease.

Nerve and Tendon Transfers After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review of Strength Outcomes in 959 Patients.

Reduced trailing limb angle is associated with near-falls during walking in stroke survivors.

Validation of markerless motion capture for spatiotemporal gait parameters: A comparison between VICON and OpenCap.

Effects of Lokomat-based robotic-assisted gait training and physical therapy on gait quality in children with cerebral palsy: A severity-stratified analysis.

Effectiveness of a novel microprocessor-controlled prosthetic ankle compared with conventional and microprocessor-controlled prosthetic ankles in individuals with unilateral transtibial amputation: A…

Corrigendum to "Muscle force responses during initial-contact gait perturbations and recovery steps" [Gait Posture 130 (2026), 110602].

Planned gait termination in ambulatory people with multiple sclerosis: A cross-sectional comparison with healthy controls.

Gait patterns observed during obstacle walking in adults with mild intellectual disability.

Highly sensitive self-powered pressure sensor with high power output based on electrochemical reactions for rehabilitation monitoring.