Computer Models Could Help Design Physical Therapy Regimens
From: NASA Tech Briefs - 04/01/2017

After a stroke, patients typically have trouble walking, and few are able to
regain the gait they had before suffering a stroke. Researchers funded by the
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) in
Bethesda, MD have developed a computational walking model that could help
guide patients to their best possible recovery after a stroke.

The researchers are developing a computational modeling program that can
construct a model of the patient from the patient's walking data collected on
a treadmill, and then predict how the patient will walk after different
planned rehabilitation treatments. They hope that one day the model will be
able to predict the best gait a patient can achieve after completing
rehabilitation, as well as recommend the best rehabilitation approach to help
the patient achieve an optimal recovery.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/ntb/tech-briefs/software/26671
https://www.nibib.nih.gov/news-events/newsroom/computer-models-could-help-design-physical-therapy-regimens

Link:
Muscle Synergies Facilitate Computational Prediction of Subject-Specific
  Walking Motions
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27790612
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061852/