Advanced Technologies for the Rehabilitation of Gait and Balance Disorders

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
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 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
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 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