Background Phantom limb pain is a debilitating condition for which no effective treatment
has been found. We hypothesised that re-engagement of central and peripheral circuitry …

A variety of treatments have been historically used to alleviate phantom limb pain (PLP) with
varying efficacy. Recently, virtual reality (VR) has been employed as a more sophisticated …

Background: Upper limb impairment is common after stroke, and many will not regain full
upper limb function. Different technologies based on surface electromyography (sEMG) …

Objective To describe users' and therapists' opinions on multi-function myoelectric upper
limb prostheses with conventional control and pattern recognition control. Design Qualitative …

Background Upper limb prosthetics with multiple degrees of freedom (DoFs) are still mostly
operated through the clinical standard Direct Control scheme. Machine learning control, on …

Many athletes sleep poorly due to stress, travel, and competition anxiety. In the present
study, we investigated the effects of sleep deprivation on soccer skills (juggling, dribbling …

The aim of the study was to examine the test-retest reliability and agreement across methods
for assessing individual force-velocity (FV) profiles of the lower limbs in athletes. Using a …

Purpose The female menstrual cycle (MC) is characterized by hormonal fluctuations
throughout its different phases. However, research regarding its effect on athletic …

When one thinks about electrodes, especially ones meant for humans, one typically thinks of
some kind of metal. Whether on the skin or in the brain, metal electrodes are …

Human-machine interfaces have not yet advanced to enable intuitive control of multiple
degrees of freedom as offered by modern myoelectric prosthetic hands. Pattern Recognition …