Sudden stop detection and automatic seating support with neural stimulation during manual wheelchair propulsion.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Wheelchair safety is of great importance since falls from wheelchairs are prevalent and often have devastating consequences. We developed an automatic system to detect destabilizing events during wheelchair propulsion under real-world conditions and trigger neural stimulation to stiffen the trunk to maintain seated postures of users with paralysis.Design: Cross-over interventionSetting: Laboratory and community settingsParticipants: Three able-bodied subjects and three individuals with SCI with previously implanted neurostimulation systemsInterventions: An algorithm to detect wheelchair sudden stops was developed. This was used to randomly trigger trunk extensor stimulation during sudden stops eventsOutcome Measures: Algorithm success an

SUBMITTER: Foglyano KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8986199 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature