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in Neurology and Neurological Rehabilitation
keywords: DataLINK EMG SX230 stroke LE cycling exercise 2011
Clinical efficacy and prognostic indicators for lower limb pedalling exercise early after stroke: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial; N Hancock, L Shepstone, P Rowe, PK Myint, V Pomeroy; Trials 2011 12:68 ; Biometrics Ltd DataLink and EMG sensors (SX230) used to measure muscle activity in early stroke patients during stationary bike pedalling exercise.
keywords: DataLOG Analysis sw ACL300 accelerometers vibration bone density LE 2011
Multiple vibration displacements at multiple vibration frequencies stress impact on human femur computational analysis; B Ezenwa, HT Yeoh; Journal Of Rehabilitation Research & Development Volume 48, Number 2, 2011 pages 179 – 190; Biometrics Ltd Accelerometer ACL300 and DataLog with analysis software were used in this study of use of vibration to improve bone density.
keywords: DataLOG Goniometer Analysis Software Neurogenic claudication Spine 2010
The Effectiveness of Walking Stick Use for Neurogenic Claudication: Results From a Randomised Trial and the Effects on Walking Tolerance and Posture; C M Comer, M I Johnson, P R Marchant, A C Redmond, H A Bird, P G Conaghan; Archives Of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 91 Issue 1 p15-19 January 2010; Biometrics Ltd DataLOG, goniometer, and Analysis Software used to measure spinal angle during testing of walking tolerance.
keywords: DataLINK Goniometers EMG Stroke Spasticity Botulinum Toxin elbow wrist UE 2009
Quantitative Measurement of Poststroke Spasticity and Response to Treatment with Botulinum Toxin a 2 Patient Case Report; E Cousins, A B Ward, C Roffe, L D Rimington, A D Pandyan; Physical Therapy Volume 89 Number 7 p688-697; Biometrics Ltd DataLINK, Goniometers and EMG sensors used as a neurophysiological measure of joint angle and EMG activity in post stroke patients treated for spasticity with Botulinum toxin.
keywords: Goniometer Ankle robot Neurorehabilitation Biomechanics LE 2009
Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation: A Novel Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation; A Roy, HI Krebs, DJ Williams, CT Bever, LW Forrester, RM Macko, N Hogan; IEEE Transactions On Robotics Vol 25 No 3 June 2009; Biometrics Ltd SG110 goniometer used to validate accuracy of ankle angle on a robotic ankle rehabilitation system.
keywords: Gonio finger F35 elbow UE stroke research 2007
Exaggerated interlimb neural coupling following stroke; T Kline, B Schmidt, D Kamper; Brain 2007, 130(1):159-169; Joint angles of the digits of the impaired hand and angle measurements of the elbow joint on the impaired side were measured with Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers in this study of patterns of interlimb coupling in ten stroke survivors with chronic hand impairment.
keywords: Goniometer Carpal Tunnel Syndrome wrist elbow UE 2006
Longitudinal Excursion and Strain in the Median Nerve During Novel Nerve Gliding Exercises for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; M W Coppieters, A M Alshami; Journal Of Orthopaedic Research 2006 24 p1-9; Biometrics Ltd goniometers used to measure wrist and elbow joint position and movement in cadavers during testing of novel nerve gliding techniques.
keywords: Goniometer pain hand UE 2006
An Experimental Pain Model to Investigate the Specificity of the Neurodynamic Test for the Median Nerve in the Differential Diagnosis of Hand Symptoms; M W Coppieters, A M Alshami, P W Hodges; Arch Phys Med Rehabil Vol 87 October 2006; Biometrics Ltd goniometer used to accurately document elbow positions during neurodynamic testing in subjects with induced hand pain.
keywords: Gonio elbow XM110 UE motor control OT perception 2006
The effects of contextual relevance and ownership on a reaching and placing task; M Holubar, m rice; Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy 2006, 53:35-42; This study aimed to maintain the purposefulness of the occupation – the entire movement of placing the coffee mug on the shelf. The data were collected by using a Biometrics Ltd electronic goniometer attached across the elbow of the dominant limb.
keywords: EMG SX230 DataLOG LE gait neuro rehabilitation 2006
Reliability and Validity of Bilateral Thigh and Foot Accelerometry Measures of Walking in Healthy and Hemiparetic Subjects; K Saremi, J Marehbian, X Yan, JP Regnaux, R Elashoff, B Bussel, B Dobkin; Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 2006, 20(2); A biomechanical model was used to compute lower extremity joint kinematics over a short walkway. Surface EMG was acquired with the (Biometrics Ltd) DataLOG system using 8 (Biometrics Ltd) SX230 EMG sensors and analysed using (Biometrics Ltd) version 3 Analysis Software.
keywords: Gonio bilateral knee ankle hip LE neuro rehabilitation kinesiology spinal 2006
The effects of powered ankle foot orthoses on joint
kinematics and muscle activation during walking in individuals with
incomplete spinal cord injury; G Sawicki, A Domingo, D Ferris; Journal of
NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2006, 3:3; The goal of this study was to
test the effects of robotic assistance in subjects with incomplete spinal
cord injury using pneumatic powered ankle-foot orthoses.
Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to measure bilateral
ankle, knee, and hip movement.
keywords: Gonio G35 finger mcp UE neuro stroke 2005
Motor Impairment and Recovery in the Upper Limb After Stroke; L Carey, D Abbott, G Egan, J Bernhardt, G Donnan; Stroke 2005, 36:625-629; In this study finger tapping ability was used as one of the parameters to quantify recovery following stroke. Biometrics Ltd finger goniometers were used to measure the range of active flexion-extension movement of the MCP joint of the index finger .
keywords: Gonio F35 ADU finger UE brain research 2005
Distinct basal ganglia territories are engaged in early and advanced motor sequence learning; S Lehericy, H Benali, PF Van de Moortele, M Pelegrini-Issac, T Waechter, k Ugurbil, J Doyon; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2005, vol 102, no 35; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometer and ADU 301 Angle Display Unit were used to measure the amplitude of the subjects’ finger movements before and after training in this study of changes to brain function during the explicit learning of a sequence of finger movements over a month of training.
keywords: Gonio bilateral hip knee ankle LE gait rehabilitation 2005
The Effect of Movement Frequency on Interlimb Coupling
During Recumbent Stepping; PC Kao, D Ferris; Motor Control 2005, 9:144-163;
Six Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to record hip, knee, and
ankle joint angles bilaterally.
keywords: Gonio ankle hip LE neurophysiology spinal cord injury 2005
Alternate Leg Movement Amplifies Locomotor-Like
Muscle Activity in Spinal Cord Injured Persons;
keywords: Gonio ankle LE brain research neuro rehabilitation gait 2004
Motor skill training induces changes in the excitability of the leg cortical area in healthy humans; M. Perez, B Lungholt, K Nyborg, J Nielsen; Experimental Brain Research 2004, 159:197-205; Training induced changes in cortical excitability may play an important role in rehabilitation of gait in patients with neurological disorders. This study investigated the effect of a 32 minute period of motor skill, non-skill, and passive training involving the ankle muscles on leg motor cortical excitability in healthy humans. Ankle movement was measured using Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometer.
keywords: Gonio hip knee LE infants gait physiology 2003
Stumbling corrective responses during treadmill-elicited stepping in human infants; T Lam, C Wolstenholme, M van der Linden, M Pang, J Yang; Journal of Physiology 2003, 553:319-331; This study examined stumbling corrective (tripping) responses to mechanical disturbances applied to the foot during stepping in 33 healthy human infants ages 5-13 months. Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to measure the hip and knee movement.
keywords: Gonio elbow M180 UE PT research sports 2003
The Immediate Effects of a Cervical Lateral Glide Treatment Technique in Patients with Neurogenic Cervicobrachial Pain, MW Coppieters, KH Stappaerts, LL Wouters, K Janssens, Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy 2003, vol 33, no 7, 369-377; The available ROM during neurodynamic testing is frequently used to appraise the mechanosensitivity and extensibility of the nervous system and in this study was used as the principal outcome measure. Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometer was used to measure the elbow ROM.
keywords: Gonio elbow M180 K100 UE PT research 2003
Aberrant Protective Force Generation During Neural Provocation Testing and the Effect of Treatment in Patients with Neurogenic Cervicobrachial Pain; MW Coppieters, KH Stappaerts, LL Wouters, K Janssens; Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 2003, vol 26, no 2, pp 99-106; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers and instrumentation used in this study to analyze whether aberrations in shoulder girdle-elevationforce during neural tissue provocation testing for the median nerve can be demonstrated, and whether possible aberrations can be normalized following cervical mobilization.
keywords: Gonio hip LE infants proprioception gait 2002
Sensory Gating for the initiation of the Swing Phase in Different Directions of Human Infant Stepping; M Pang, J Yang; The Journal of Neuroscience 2002, 22(13):5734-5740; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to measure hip position in 37 infants between the ages of 5 and 13 months.
keywords: Gonio elbow UE Botox stroke research clinical rehabilitation 2002
Are we underestimating the clinical efficacy of botulinum toxin (type A)? Quantifying changes in spasticity, strength and upper limb function after injections of Botox to the elbow flexors in a unilateral stroke population; A Pandyan, P Vuadens, F van Wijck, S Stark, G Johnson, M Barnes; Clinical Rehabilitation 2002, 16:654-660; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometer incorporated into a measurement system to quantify the clinical efficacy of botulinum toxin type A in treating elbow spasticity in a unilateral stroke population.
keywords: Gonio elbow M180 K100 UE PT research 2002
Reliability of detecting “onset of pain” and “submaximal pain” during neural provocation testing of the upper quadrant; M Coppieters, K Stappaerts, K Janssens, G Jull; Physiotherapy Research International 2002, 7(3): 146-156; The range of elbow extension in both the laboratory and clinical conditions was measured with Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometer and instrumentation in this study.
keywords: Gonio hip LE infants physiology 2001
Interlimb co-ordination in human infant stepping; M Pang, J Yang; The Journal of Physiology 2001, 533:617-625; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to measure hip movement in twenty-eight infants aged from 4 to 12 months.
keywords: Gonio wrist M110 elbow M180 K100 UE PT research 2001
Shoulder girdle elevation during neurodynamic testing: an assessable sign?, MW Coppieters, KH Stappaerts, FF Staes, DG Everaert; Manual Therapy 2001, 6(2) 88-96; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers and instrumentation were used to measure the ROM of the wrist and elbow during this study to measure shoulder girdle elevation force during neural tissue provocation tests of the median nerve.
keywords: Gonio wrist M110 elbow M180 K100 UE PT research 2001
Addition of Test Components During Neurodynamic Testing: Effect on Range of Motion and Sensory Responses, MW Coppieters, KH Stappaerts, DG Everaert, FF Staes; Journal of Orthopedics & Sports Physical Therapy 2001; 31(5): 226-237; In this study to analyze the impact of different components of the neural tissue provocation test for the median nerve on the range of motion of the elbow nd wrist and the sensory responses elicited by the test. Wrist and elbow range of motion was measured with Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers and instrumentation.
keywords: Gonio K100 finger UE applied physiology geriatrics 2000
Coactivation of the antagonist muscle does not covary with steadiness in old adults; R Burnett, D Laidlaw, R Enoka; Journal of Applied Physiology 2000, 89:61-71; The purpose of this study was to determine the association between steadiness and activation of the agonist and antagonist muscles during isometric and anisometric contractions. Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometer and K100 amplifier were used measure the index finger abduction/adduction as part of the quantification of the steadiness.
keywords: Gonio hip knee ankle bilateral LE gait brain research 2000
Intentional on-line adaption of stride length in human walking; E Varraine, M Bonnard, J Pailhous; Experimental Brain Research 2000, 130:248-257; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to measure bilateral hip, knee and ankle movements anad posture.
keywords: Gonio hip LE infants physiology 1998
Transient Disturbances to One Limb Produce Coordinated, Bilateral Responses During Infant Stepping; J Yang, M Stephens, R Vishram; The Journal of Physiology 1998; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to measure the hip movement in infants 3-10 months of age.
keywords: Gonio hip LE infants physiology 1998
Infant stepping: a method to study the sensory control of human walking; J Yang, M Stephens, R Vishram; The Journal of Physiology 1998, 507:927-937; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers were used to measure hip movement in infants 10 days to 10 months of age.
keywords: Gonio hip knee ankle LE gait 1997
Intentional on-line control of propulsive forces in human gait; F Danion, M Bonnard, J Pailhous; Experimental Brain Research 1997, 116:525-538; The kinematics of the leg joints, which ensured the displacement of the foot tip, were recorded using Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers placed on the hip, knee, and ankle.
keywords: Gonio knee ankle footswithces LE gait pediatrics 1994
The Use of Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation in the treatment of Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy; M Hazelwood,J Brown, P Rowe, P Salter; Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 1994, 36:661-673; Biometrics Ltd electrogoniometers and footswitches were used in this study to evaluate the effect of electrical stimulation of the anterior tibial muscles of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy on the gait pattern and the range of active and passive lower extremity movement. dorsiflexion of the ankle. Foot switches were placed under the sole and heel of the foot and simultaneously recorded the pattern of contact of the foot with the floor so that the temporal parameters of the gait cycle could be analyzed. The use of electrogoniometers for gait analysis proved successful, and could provide therapists and physicians with a relatively cheap and versatile means of quantitatively monitoring gait pattern and the effects of therapy.