DE MICHIELI L.

Postural control is a complex sensorimotor skill that is fundamental to our daily life. The abilities to maintain and recover balance degrade with age. However, the time decay of balance performance with age is not well understood. In this study, we aim at quantifying the age-dependent changes in standing balance under static and dynamic...

Stroke survivors show greater postural oscillations and altered muscular activation compared to healthy controls. This results in difficulties in walking and standing, and in an increased risk of falls. A proper control of the trunk is related to a stable walk and to a lower falling risk; to this extent, rehabilitative protocols are currently...

BackgroundClosing the control loop between users and their prostheses by providing artificial sensory feedback is a fundamental step toward the full restoration of lost sensory-motor functions.MethodsWe propose a novel approach to provide artificial proprioceptive feedback about two degrees of freedom using a single array of 8 vibration motors...