title: Biomechanical analysis of pedalling for rehabilitation purposes: experimental results on two pathological subjects and comparison with non-pathological findings.
abstract: In this paper the experimental results obtained by means of a prototype measuring device dedicated to the evaluation of the rehabilitation level of the lower limb are presented. The analysis of the experimental data collected on non-pathological subjects allows the identification of the characteristic meaning of the most significant parameters typical of healthy subjects. These data have been employed for a systematic comparison with the same parameters measured on two pathological subjects, in order to define quantitative indicators of the rehabilitation degree of the lower limbs and indicators of the "quality" of the movement.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Meccanica Strutturale, Universitá di Pavia, Pavia, Italy. giovanni.mimmi@unipv.it
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mimmi
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pennacchi
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frosini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007866:Leg / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008954:Models, Biological; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D019415:Torque