Prof. HU Xiaoling, Member of Research Institute for Smart Ageing (RISA) and Associate Professor of Department of Biomedical Engineering, was recently featured on HOY TV’s “Health Concern Group” programme to introduce the home-based innovation “Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton”, a multimodal robot for ankle-foot rehabilitation pioneered by her team.
In the interview, Prof. Hu explained that stroke patients would likely experience lower limb motor functioning impairment including foot drop and foot inversion, thus might increase the risk of falls. Incorporating multiple advanced multimodal assistive technologies such as functional electrical stimulation, mechanical assistance provided by artificial muscles and sensory stimulation, Prof. Hu highlighted that the “Mobile Ankle-foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton” could complement the drawback of traditional ankle-foot orthoses of leading to muscle atrophy. Clinical studies demonstrated its effectiveness in fostering lower limb motor function, mobility, foot drop and foot inversion of stroke patients.
This ground-breaking invention reflects the contribution by RISA members in advancing knowledge transfer in stroke rehabilitation. RISA will continue to address stroke and health challenges of ageing population by delivering impactful and accessible solutions.
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智齡研究院成員、理大生物醫學工程學系副教授胡曉翎教授近日接受HOY TV《健康關注組》專訪，介紹由其團隊首創的移動式多模態居家足踝復康機械人「智雲行健步儀」。
胡教授在專訪中指出，中風患者普遍會出現下肢活動功能障礙如足下垂及足內翻，有機會增加跌倒風險。結合多種先進的多模態輔助技術包括功能性電刺激、由人工肌肉提供的機械輔助及感知刺激，她指出「智雲行健步儀」能解決傳統足踝矯形器容易引致肌肉萎縮的問題。臨床研究顯示該裝置有效促進中風患者的下肢運動功能、活動能力；改善足下垂及足內翻問題。
胡教授的開創性發明體現智齡研究院成員在推動中風復康知識轉移的貢獻。我們會繼續透過提供具影響力及可便利的方案，應對中風及人口老齡化帶來的健康挑戰。
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