Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) and Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) for rehabilitation are developing fields that have started to intersect with...
Category - Medical
The researchers that brought us a mind-controlled exoskeleton to kick off the Soccer World Cup in 2014 are back in the news. Dr. Miguel Nicolelis, in...
Dr. Karen Nolan’s Ted Talk at TEDxHerndon from May 2016 has been finally uploaded to YouTube. In her talk, Dr. Nolan focuses on the rehabilitation needs...
Have you ever wondered how electromyography (EMG) could be used to control or test exoskeleton devices? Or have you ever mused about the origins of passive...
Lift and carry is one of the most common causes for back injury. This is an area where exoskeletons for work and industry can have a meaningful impact. This...
This June, Ekso Bionics hosted Dr. Dylan Edwards who led an objective presentation and discussion on his experience with the Ekso GT for gait rehabilitation...
Wearable robotics designed to be used as a rehabilitation or augmentation medical devices is the second oldest field of exoskeleton development. The first...
This is the story of Brad Berman, an active person who at age 35 suddenly suffered a stroke that put him in a coma, but after 18 months of rehabilitation he...
Clinical effectiveness and safety of powered exoskeleton-assisted walking in patients with spinal cord injury: systematic review with meta-analysis. This...
Dr. Karen Nolan from the Kessler Foundation, presented on post-stroke gait recovery clinical trials with the Ekso GT exoskeleton by Ekso Bionics. Clinical...