Replace, Repair, Restore, Relieve – Bridging Clinical and Engineering Solutions in Neurorehabilitation: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2014), Aalborg, 24-26 June, 2014

Front Matter....Pages 1-19
Role of Cortical Reorganization in the Rehabilitation of Chronic Pain....Pages 1-2
Induction of Cortical Plasticity: Clinical Applications....Pages 3-7
Miniaturized Neural Interfaces and Implants in Neurological Rehabilitation....Pages 9-14
Neuroprosthetics: Past, Present and Future....Pages 15-21
Neuroplasticity in Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy....Pages 23-24
Advanced Prosthetic Control in Transhumeral Amputees Using Osseointegration and Bidirectional Neuromuscular Interfaces....Pages 25-27
The Control of Interlimb Coordination during Left-Right and Transverse Split-Belt Locomotion in Intact and Spinal Cord-Injured Cats....Pages 29-34
Chiropractic Alters TMS Induced Motor Neuronal Excitability: Preliminary Findings....Pages 35-37
Strength and Motor Function after Arm Training with an Exoskeleton Robot....Pages 39-46
Tongue Motor Training – Behavioral and Neurophysiological Aspects....Pages 47-48
Functional Electrical Stimulation, Clinical Perspective and Implications for Future Neurorehabilitation....Pages 49-50
Fully Implantable Multichannel EMG Measurement System: First Results....Pages 51-59
Does Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation Generalize?....Pages 61-62
Clinical Rationale and Guidelines for Rehabilitation at Home....Pages 63-64
The Learning Benefits of Haptic Guidance Are Age-Dependent....Pages 65-73
Robot Supported Gait Rehabilitation: Clinical Needs, Current State of the Art and Future....Pages 75-80
Spinal Cord Stimulation: Background and Clinical Application....Pages 81-82
Clinical Evaluation of Training System for Recovery of Motor Function after Stroke in Patients with Hemiplegia....Pages 83-92
Exotendon Glove System for Finger Rehabilitation after Stroke....Pages 93-102
Stretch Reflex Conditioning in Humans – Implications for Function....Pages 103-111
The Role of Spinal Manipulation in Modulating Neuroplasticity and Sensorimotor Integration....Pages 113-115
Mathematical Modeling in Neuromodulation for Pain Relief....Pages 117-119
Chiropractic, Cortical Excitability and BCI....Pages 121-125
Abstract: Technical Device for Measurement of Spasticity, Developed for Bedside Use....Pages 127-128
Game Engines and Exergames to Guide Rehabilitation at Home....Pages 129-134
Mechanism of Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: More than the Gate Control Theory....Pages 135-136
Lokomat: Clinical Training and Experience in a Neurorehabiltation Hospital....Pages 137-138
CORBYS Project Overview: Approach and Achieved Results....Pages 139-147
Rehabilitation Robot in Primary Walking Pattern Training for SCI Patient....Pages 149-157
Effect of Transcranial and Spinal Direct Current Stimulation on Gait....Pages 159-160
Adaptive Behavior of the Spinal Cord in the Transition from Quiet Stance to Walking: The Use of Widthrawal Reflexes to Support Gait Initiation....Pages 161-163
Using Painful Sensory Stimulation to Improve the Hemiparetic Gait....Pages 165-167
Advanced Rehabilitation for Amputees after Selective Nerve Transfers: EMG-Guided Training and Testing....Pages 169-177
Learning to Change a Reflex to Improve Locomotion....Pages 179-185
Advances in Robotic Gait Training....Pages 187-190
Assessing of Motor Performance in Stroke Using Body Worn Sensing....Pages 191-193
Improving Interlimb Coordination Following Stroke: How Can We Change How People Walk (and Why Should We)?....Pages 195-202
Exoskeletons Supporting Postural Balance – The BALANCE Project....Pages 203-208
Spinal Reflex Conditioning: Mechanisms and Implications....Pages 209-217
Neuromechanical Interlimb Interactions and Rehabilitation of Walking after Stroke....Pages 219-225
Feature and Channel Selection Using Correlation Based Method for Hand Posture Classification in Multiple Arm Positions....Pages 227-236
Detection of Movement Intention from Movement-Related Cortical Potentials with Different Paradigms....Pages 237-244
Muscle Synergy Features in Behavior Adaptation and Recovery....Pages 245-253
Human Cutaneous Reflexes Evoked with Simultaneous Multiple Nerve Stimulation during Rhythmic Locomotor-Like Arm and Leg Cycling in Stroke Subjects....Pages 255-261
Towards Establishing Clinical Guidelines for an Arm Rehabilitation Virtual Reality System....Pages 263-270
Modulatory Effect on Spinal and Supraspinal Responses during Cognitive Attentional and Distraction Tasks....Pages 271-277
Equivalent Bilateral Early Latency Cutaneous Reflex Amplitudes during Graded Contractions in Right Handers....Pages 279-287
The Use of Ecological Sounds in Facilitation of Tool Use in Apraxia....Pages 289-294
Longitudinal Estimation of Intramuscular Tibialis Anterior Coherence during Subacute Spinal Cord Injury: Relationship with Neurophysiological, Clinical and Functional Measures....Pages 295-302
Online Intramuscular EMG Decomposition with Varying Number of Active Motor Units....Pages 303-311
Inter-session Reliability of Robot-Measured Parameters for the Evaluation of Upper Limb Recovery....Pages 313-319
Reducing the False Positives Rate in a BCI System to Detect Error-Related EEG Potentials....Pages 321-327
A Tool to Address Movement Quality Outcomes of Post-stroke Patients....Pages 329-339
Characterization of a Dual PID-ILC FES Controller for FES-Robot Control of Swing Phase of Walking....Pages 341-349
Physiological Recruitment of Large Populations of Motor Units Using Electrical Stimulation of Afferent Pathways....Pages 351-359
Extending a Dynamic Muscle Model for Usage with Amputees....Pages 361-368
Measuring the Effectiveness of an Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment on Balance Parameters in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease through a Stabilometric Platform....Pages 369-372
Detection of Common Synaptic Inputs Shared by Populations of Motor Neurons Innervating Different Muscles: Methodology and Considerations for Neuroprosthetic Treatment of Tremor....Pages 373-382
A Novel Robot-Aided Therapy for Shoulder Rehabilitation after Stroke: Active-Assisted Control of the RehaArm Robot Using Electromyographic Signals....Pages 383-391
Analysis of Eye Movements, Kinematics and Dynamic Aspects of Performance during Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Patients....Pages 393-401
Historical Background from 1986 – 2005 for the Development of the ActiGait System....Pages 403-404
Impact of Problem Solving Therapy on Brain Networks Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Poststroke Older Adults....Pages 405-409
Improved Detection and Force Decoding through Combined Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Electroencephalographic Measurements....Pages 411-419
Modeling the Functional Dependence of Stroke Patients: The Outcome of an Improved Gait Training....Pages 421-429
Startling Acoustic Stimuli Elicit Rapid Hand Extension Following Stroke....Pages 431-435
Detection of the Onset of Voluntary Movements Based on the Combination of ERD and BP Cortical Patterns....Pages 437-446
Flexible Thread-like Electrical Stimulation Implants Based on Rectification of Epidermically Applied Currents Which Perform Charge Balance....Pages 447-455
High-Frequency Oscillations in Chemically Induced Spike-and-Wave Epileptic Seizures....Pages 457-463
Detection of Movement Intentions through a Single Channel of Electroencephalography....Pages 465-472
A Standard Low-Cost Worldwide Accessible Nintendo Wii Balance Test Can Differentiate Older Fallers from Non-fallers....Pages 473-478
Reliability of Multiple Baseline Measures for Locomotor Retraining after Stroke....Pages 479-486
Continuous Monitoring of Respiration during Rehabilitation....Pages 487-492
The Effects of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Corticomuscular Coherence in Patients with Stroke....Pages 493-500
Exercising the Tibialis Anterior Muscle of Children with Cerebral Palsy for Improved Neuroplasticity Using an Electrical Guitar....Pages 501-505
Feedback Strategies for BCI Based Stroke Rehabilitation: Evaluation of Different Approaches....Pages 507-512
A System for Real-Time Estimation of Joint Torque with Evoked EMG under Electrical Stimulation....Pages 513-520
Wheelchair Control with the Tip of the Tongue....Pages 521-527
Information on Ankle Angle from Intramuscular EMG Signals during Development of Muscle Fatigue in an Open-Loop Functional Electrical Stimulation System in Rats....Pages 529-536
Frailty Assessment Based on Trunk Accelerometry during Walking....Pages 537-542
Increasing Voltage Transients Using Implanted Titanium Nitride Neural Stimulation Electrodes....Pages 543-551
Frailty Detection Using the Instrumented Version of the 30-s Chair Stand Test....Pages 553-561
An EMG Pattern Comparison of Exoskeleton vs. End-Effector Robotic Device for Assisted Walking Training....Pages 563-567
Effectiveness of Robotic Assisted Walking Therapy: The Role of Age and Sex....Pages 569-573
Cortical Contribution to Crossed Reflexes in Walking Humans....Pages 575-583
On Electrode Configuration for Low-Back Peripheral Nerve Field Stimulation....Pages 585-590
Novel Approach for Investigation of Neuronal Alterations Following Ischemic Stroke in a Rat Model....Pages 591-599
Modular Control of Gait in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Preliminary Results....Pages 601-610
EEG-Based Classification of Imagined Arm Trajectories....Pages 611-620
Investigate the Changes of Motor Unit Recruitment Pattern after Stroke Using Surface EMG....Pages 621-627
Using Human-Computer Interface for Rehabilitation of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) in Stroke Patients: Lessons from the First Prototype....Pages 629-636
Evaluation of a New Exoskeleton for Upper Limb Post-stroke Neuro-rehabilitation: Preliminary Results....Pages 637-645
Experimental Architecture to Analyse Brain Signals during Walking....Pages 647-654
Processing EEG Signals to Detect Intention of Upper Limb Movement....Pages 655-663
Preliminary Findings of Feasibility and Compliance of Technology-Supported Distal Arm Training at Home after Stroke....Pages 665-673
Exploring Relations between Functional Task Kinematics and Clinical Assessment of Arm Function and Dexterity Post-stroke....Pages 675-684
A Combined Interfascicular-Cuff Electrode (ICE) for Selective Recruitment of Polyfascicular Peripheral Nerves Using Transversal Stimulation....Pages 685-694
Integration of Neurodynamics into Neurorehabilitation....Pages 695-699
Movement Related Cortical Potentials and Sensory Motor Rhythms during Self Initiated and Cued Movements....Pages 701-707
Use of Dynamic Movement Orthoses as Rehabilitative Method to Improve Gait Stability in Ataxic Patients....Pages 709-715
A Blood Pressure-Related Profile Extracted from Pig Left Vagus Nerves Using Cuff Electrodes....Pages 717-723
Patient Satisfaction of Using the ActiGait ® Drop Foot Stimulator System and Effect of Treatment on Walking....Pages 725-734
Augmentative and Assistive Communication in Patients of Locked-In Syndrome: A Case Report....Pages 735-740
Validation and Test of a Closed-Loop Tele-rehabilitation System Based on Functional Electrical Stimulation and Computer Vision for Analysing Facial Expressions in Stroke Patients....Pages 741-750
Gait Orthosis Lokomat Combined with Functional Electrical Stimulation for Foot Drop Correction: A Feasibility Study....Pages 751-757
Learning Effect of the Nintendo Wii Agility Test in Community-Dwelling Older Adults....Pages 759-764
Functionality of the Contralateral Biceps Femoris Reflex Response during Human Walking....Pages 765-773
Rehabilitation Following Targeted Muscle Reinnervation in Amputees....Pages 775-779
Centre of Pressure Assessment in Subjects with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: Preliminary Data of Reliability, Validity and Effectiveness....Pages 781-787
A Functional Muscle Synergy for Forward Reaching....Pages 789-794
A Brain-Machine Interface Architecture to Control an Upper Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton....Pages 795-803
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Enhances Propulsion during Walking....Pages 805-811
Design of a Subject-Specific EMG Model for Rehabilitation Movement....Pages 813-822
A Pilot Study on Clinical and Neurological Effects of Neurofeedback Training for Treatment of Central Neuropathic Pain....Pages 823-831
Parametrization of an Exoskeleton for Robotic Stroke Rehabilitation....Pages 833-843
Pelvic Support Mechanism for Training Dynamic Balancing and Turning during Treadmill-Based Walking: A Pilot Study....Pages 845-852
Feature Extraction APP for Pain Profiles....Pages 853-854
Marsi Bionics’ Wearable Exoskeletons for the Daily Rehabilitation of Children....Pages 855-857
A Poly-fascicular, In Vitro Nerve Model for Development and Optimization of Peripheral Nerve Interfaces....Pages 859-861
Control of Robotic and Prosthetic Arms Using an Inductive Tongue Control System....Pages 863-865
A New Device for Measuring Body Part Movements and Stretches....Pages 867-868
Smattress: A Smart Mattress Providing an Active Unobstructive Bedding System Based on Musculoskeletal Modeling....Pages 869-870
Kinect-Based Tele-rehabilitation System for Hand Function....Pages 871-872
A New Method to Diagnose Neuromuscular Disorders in the Neck-Shoulder Region....Pages 873-875
How to Turn an Idea into a Commercial Success....Pages 877-877
Industrial Perspectives on Innovation within Neurorehabilitation between Private and Public Partners....Pages 879-879
Reflex-Based Electrical Therapy: A Novel Method for Gait Rehabilitation....Pages 881-881
The MedTech Industry at a Glance: Solving Tomorrow’s Healthcare Challenges....Pages 883-883
Transferring Rehabilitation Technology to Markets: Lessons Learned in the Past Ten Years....Pages 885-885
Translational Research on Tongue Control Interface....Pages 887-887
Back Matter....Pages 889-893