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Stair climbing

About: Stair climbing is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1610 publications have been published within this topic receiving 30504 citations.


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TL;DR: In this article, a non-electric assistive walking device powered by a cam-spring mechanism (aLQ, Imasen) was used to improve pathological gait patterns in neurological and orthopedic patients.

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TL;DR: Adding an 8‐week PSADBE programme to PAC is an effective treatment option for improving postoperative functional capacity, muscle strength and endurance, PA level and fatigue in PMOABS.
Abstract: To investigate what are the effects of pre‐surgical aerobic dance‐based exercise programme (PSADBE) and physical activity counselling (PAC) programme on lower extremity functions after surgery in people with morbid obesity awaiting bariatric surgery (PMOABS). This study was a single‐blind, randomized controlled study. Groups were divided into Group I (PSADBE and PAC) and Group II (PAC). Both groups received PAC, Group I completed the PSADBE programme accompanied by music for 60 min/2 days/8 weeks. Thirty‐four PMOABS were included in the study. The 6‐Minute Walking Test, as primary outcomes, and The Stair Climbing Up‐Down Test for evaluating functional capacity, Biodex Isokinetic Test and Exercise System® for evaluating muscle strength were used. Besides, muscle endurance, physical activity (PA) level, fatigue and quality of life (QoL) were also assessed. All measurements were repeated three times; pre‐treatment, post‐treatment and the fifth‐month post‐surgery. After 8 weeks, significant changes were found in functional capacity, muscle strength and endurance, PA level, fatigue and QoL in both groups (p < .05). Comparing the groups, the changes in functional capacity, muscle strength and endurance, PA and fatigue scores after treatment and the fifth‐month post‐surgery were statistically superior in Group I (p < .05). Adding an 8‐week PSADBE programme to PAC is an effective treatment option for improving postoperative functional capacity, muscle strength and endurance, PA level and fatigue in PMOABS.

3 citations

Proceedings ArticleDOI
01 Aug 2016
TL;DR: In this article, a stair-climbing inverted pendulum robot using a planetary wheel mechanism was developed to ensure that the robot adjusts its orientation towards a given step before climbing the step and keep its main body stable before and after performing the climbing maneuver.
Abstract: In this paper, we develop the control system of a stair-climbing inverted pendulum robot using a planetary wheel mechanism. The purpose of the control system is to ensure that the robot adjusts its orientation towards a given step before climbing the step and keep its main body stable before and after performing the climbing maneuver. The proposed system operates as follows. We utilize a state feedback control with a reference speed input and additional torque in order to guarantee the stability while moving and performing climbing maneuver. We use a proportional-derivative controller to control the orientation of the robot towards the stairs before climbing and to maintain the same orientation after the ascent or descent. Experimental results confirmed that the robot successfully ascended and descended the stairs by using the proposed method, even though the angles of each step's riser surface varied.

3 citations

Patent
03 Oct 2012
TL;DR: In this article, a stair climbing wheelchair capable of crossing obstacles is presented, which consists of a chair part, a switching mechanism and an auxiliary standing mechanism, wherein the switching mechanism is arranged below the chair part and is used for switching between roller transmission and the crawler wheel transmission of the stair-crawling wheelchair.
Abstract: The invention discloses a stair climbing wheelchair capable of crossing obstacles. The stair climbing wheelchair comprises a chair part, a switching mechanism and an auxiliary standing mechanism, wherein the switching mechanism is arranged below the chair part, and is used for switching between roller transmission and the crawler wheel transmission of the stair climbing wheelchair capable of crossing obstacles; the crawler wheel transmission is provided with a first crawler wheel and a second crawler wheel which are connected with each other through a connecting bracket; and the auxiliary standing mechanism is arranged on the lower side of the chair part, and is used for assisting a user in standing. In the horizontal moving process of the stair climbing wheelchair capable of crossing obstacles, the first crawler wheel is positioned in front of the second crawler wheel; and in a stair climbing process, the second crawler wheel is positioned in front of the first crawler wheel. Due to the adoption of the stair climbing wheelchair capable of crossing obstacles, switching between roller transmission and crawler wheel transmission can be realized; and meanwhile, the auxiliary standing mechanism is used for assisting a user in standing, so that the safety and comfort of the stair climbing wheelchair capable of crossing obstacles are enhanced, and the ascending, descending and obstacle crossing stability is ensured.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper , the authors search three databases (Embase, IEEE Xplore and PubMed) for articles on the spatiotemporal, the kinematics and the kinetics that compared the amputated, the intact lower limbs, or the trunk of individuals with a unilateral transtibial or transfemoral amputation with the limbs of a control group.

3 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202344
2022121
202165
202090
2019129
201896