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Crawl, Walk. Run: Advances in Exoskeletons and Exosuits for Locomotor Assistance and Training in the Early 21st Century. Nature Biomedical Engineering.

2022

Koopman Pose Predictions for Temporally Consistent Human Walking Estimations. In: Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). (see pdf)

Beyond Human or Robot Administered Treadmill Training. Neurorehabilitation Technology. (see pdf)

A Continuous Statistical-Geometric Framework for Normative and Impaired Gaits. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. (see pdf or link)

Wearable Sensors Reveal Propulsion-Based Locomotor Phenotypes Among Endurant Individuals After Stroke. In: Proceedings of the North American Congress on Biomechanics. 2022. 

Soft Robotic Exosuit Assistance Facilitates High Intensity Gait Training After Stroke. In: Proceedings of the North American Congress on Biomechanics. 2022. (see pdf)

Minimum Viable Muscle Set for Identifying Impairments in the Neuromuscular Control of Walking Using the Dynamic Motor Control Index. In: Proceedings of the North American Congress on Biomechanics. 2022. (see pdf)

Soft Robotic Exosuit Augmented High Intensity Gait Training on Stroke Survivors: A Pilot Study. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. (see pdf for link)

Mobile Unilateral Hip Flexion Exosuit Assistance for Overground Walking in Individuals Post-Stroke: A Case Series. Wearable Robotics: Challenges and Trends. (see pdf or link)

2021

Ankle Resistance with a Unilateral Soft Exosuit Increases Plantarflexor Effort During Pushoff in Unimpaired Individuals. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

Estimation of Walking Speed and its Spatiotemporal Determinants Using a Single Inertial Sensor Worn on the Thigh: From Healthy to Hemiparetic Walking. Sensors. (see pdf or link)

Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation Improves Cost of Transport and Asymmetry After Stroke. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics. 2021. (see pdf)

Targeting Paretic Propulsion and Walking Speed with a Soft Robotic Exosuit: A Consideration-of-Concept Trial. Frontiers in Neurorobotics. (see pdf or link)

The Dynamic Motor Control Index as a Marker of Age-Related Neuromuscular Impairment. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. (see pdf or link)

Targeting Post-Stroke Walking Automaticity with a Propulsion-Augmenting Soft Robotic Exosuit: Toward a Biomechanical and Neurophysiological Approach to Assistance Prescription. 10th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER). (see pdf or link)

Visual-Inertial Filtering for Human Walking Quantification. 2021 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). (see pdf or link)

Toward Neuroscience of the Everyday World (NEW) using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. (see pdf or link)

Real-Time Gait Metric Estimation for Everyday Gait Training with Wearable Devices in People Poststroke. Wearable Technologies. (see pdf or link)

2020

These Legs were Made for Propulsion: Advancing the Diagnosis and Treatment of Post-Stroke Propulsion Deficits. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

Mobile Unilateral Hip Flexion Exosuit Assistance for Overground Walking in Individuals Post-Stroke: A Case Series. In: Converging Clinical and Engineering Research in Neurorehabilitation. 2020.

A Music-Based Digital Therapeutic: Proof-of-Concept Automation of a Progressive and Individualized Rhythm-Based Walking Training Program After Stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. (see pdf or link)

Beyond Walking Distance: Evaluating Propulsion Function During the 6-Minute Walk Test with Wearable Inertial Sensors. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics. 2020. (see pdf)

Propulsion Timing Affects the Relationship between Paretic Propulsion and Long-Distance Walking Function After Stroke. Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics. 2020. (see pdf)

Indirect Measurement of Anterior-Posterior Ground Reaction Forces using a Minimal Set of Wearable Inertial Sensors: From Healthy to Hemiparetic Walking. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

The ReWalk ReStore^TM Soft Robotic Exosuit: A Multi-Site Clinical Trial of the Safety, Reliability, and Feasibility of Exosuit-Augmented Post-Stroke Gait Rehabilitation. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

Automated Detection of Soleus Concentric Contraction in Variable Gait Conditions for Improved Exosuit Control. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). (see pdf or link)

A Hinge-Free, Non-Restrictive, Lightweight Tethered Exosuit for Knee Extension Assistance During Walking. IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. (see pdf or link)

Offline Assistance Optimization of a Soft Exosuit for Augmenting Ankle Power of Stroke Survivors During Walking. IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters. (see pdf or link)

Walking Faster and Farther with a Soft Robotic Exosuit: Implications for Post-Stroke Gait Assistance and Rehabilitation. IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology. (see pdf or link)

Central Drive to the Paretic Ankle Plantarflexors Affects the Relationship Between Propulsion and Walking Speed After Stroke. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. (see pdf or link)

2019

Distance-Induced Changes in Walking Speed After Stroke: Relationship to Community Walking Activity. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy. (see pdf or link)

Assisting Limb Advancement During Walking After Stroke Using a Wearable Soft Hip Exosuit: A Proof-of-Concept. Biosystems & Biorobotics. (see pdf or link)

2018

Wearable Movement Sensors for Rehabilitation: A Focused Review of Technological & Clinical Advances. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

Isometric Quadriceps Strength Test Device to Improve the Reliability of Handheld Dynamometry in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. 2018 Design of Medical Devices Conference (DMD 2018). (see pdf or link)

A Lightweight and Efficient Portable Soft Exosuit for Paretic Ankle Assistance in Walking After Stroke. 2018 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). (see pdf or link)

A Soft Robotic Exosuit Assisting the Paretic Ankle in Patients Post-Stroke: Effect on Muscle Activation during Overground Walking. In: Gait and Posture. 2018. 

Biomechanical Mechanisms Underlying Exosuit-induced Improvements in Walking Economy after Stroke. Journal of Experimental Biology. (see pdf or link)

Dynamic Structure of Lower Limb Joint Angles During Walking Post-Stroke. Journal of Biomechanics. (see pdf or link)

2017

Reducing Circumduction and Hip Hiking During Hemiparetic Walking through Targeted Assistance of the Paretic Limb using a Soft Robotic Exosuit. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

Soft Exosuits Increase Walking Speed and Distance After Stroke. In: 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation (WeRob), IEEE. 2017.

Exosuit-Induced Improvements in Walking After Stroke: Comprehensive Analysis on Gait Energetics and Biomechanics. In: 2017 International Symposium on Wearable Robotics and Rehabilitation (WeRob), IEEE. 2017. 

A Uni-Lateral Soft Exosuit for the Paretic Ankle can Reduce Gait Compensations in Patients Post-Stroke. In: Proceedings of  the American Society of Biomechanics. 2017. 

A Uni-Lateral Ankle Assisting Soft Robotic Exosuit can Improve Post-Stroke Gait during Overground Walking. In: Proceedings of the American Society of Biomechanics. 2017. 

A Soft Robotic Exosuit Improves Walking in Patients after Stroke. Science Translational Medicine. (see pdf or link)

2016

Identifying Candidates for Targeted Gait Rehabilitation After Stroke: Better Prediction Through Biomechanics-Informed Characterization. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

Contribution of Paretic and Nonparetic Limb Peak Propulsive Forces to Changes in Walking Speed in Individuals Poststroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. (see pdf or link)

Reducing the Cost of Transport and Increasing Walking Distance After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial on Fast Locomotor Training Combined with Functional Electrical Stimulation. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. (see pdf or link)

Assisting Paretic Ankle Motion with a Soft Exosuit can Reduce Whole-Body Compensatory Gait Patterns and Improve Walking Efficiency for Patients After Stroke. In: Dynamic Walking. 2016. 

Symmetry of Corticomotor Input to Plantarflexors Influences the Propulsive Strategy Used to Increase Walking Speed Post-Stroke. Clinical Neurophysiology. (see pdf or link)

2015

Changes in Post-Stroke Gait Biomechanics Induced by One Session of Gait Training. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – International. (see pdf or link)

A Soft Exosuit for Patients with Stroke: Feasibility Study with a Mobile Off-Board Actuation Unit. 2015 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR). (see pdf or link)

Paretic Propulsion and Trailing Limb Angle Are Key Determinants of Long-Distance Walking Function Walking Function After Stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. (see pdf or link)

Walking Speed and Step Length Asymmetry Modify the Energy Cost of Walking After Stroke. Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair. (see pdf or link)

2014

Maximum Walking Speed is a Key Determinant of Long Distance Walking Function After Stroke. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

Do Improvements in Balance Relate to Improvements in Long-Distance Walking Function After Stroke? Stroke Research and Treatment. (see pdf or link)

Targeting Paretic Propulsion to Improve Poststroke Walking Function: A Preliminary Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. (see pdf or link)

2013

Effects of Repeated Treadmill Testing and Electrical Stimulation on Post-stroke Gait Kinematics. Gait and Posture. (see pdf or link)