Medical research
Alterations in Sagittal Plane Knee Kinetics in Knee Osteoarthritis Using a Biomechanical Therapy Device
Debbi E. et al; Annals of Biomedical Engineering; Nov 7, 2014
Abstract
Knee frontal (adduction/abduction) and sagittal (flexion/extension) moments have been implicated in the pathomechanics of knee...
Reduction of Frontal-Plane Hip Joint Reaction Force Via Medio-Lateral Foot Center of Pressure Manipulation: A Pilot Study
Solomonow-Avnon D. et al; Journal of Orthopedic Research; September 25, 2014
Abstract:
Footwear-generated biomechanical manipulation of lower-limb joints has been shown to influence lower-limb biomechanics. Numerous studies...
A noninvasive biomechanical treatment as an additional tool in the rehabilitation of an acute anterior cruciate ligament tear. A case report.
Elbaz A. et al; SAGE Open Medical Case Reports; Jan 8, 2014
Abstract
Objectives: Conservative treatments for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears may have just as good an outcome as invasive...
New approach for the rehabilitation of patients following total knee arthroplasty
Elbaz A, et al.; Journal of Orthopedics; May 12, 2014
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the effect of a biomechanical therapy on gait, function and clinical condition in patients following total knee...
A non-invasive biomechanical device and treatment for patients following total hip arthroplasty: results of a 6-month pilot investigation
Bar-Ziv Y et al., Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2013
Background: The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of a foot-worn biomechanical device on the clinical measurements and gait...
Patients with knee osteoarthritis demonstrate improved gait pattern and reduced pain following a non-invasive biomechanical therapy
Elbaz et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2014
Abstract
Background: Previous studies have shown the effect of a unique therapy with a non-invasive biomechanical foot-worn device...
The outcome of a novel biomechanical therapy for patients suffering from anterior knee pain
Haim, A., et al., The Knee Journal 2012
Background: This study was devised to examine the effect of a novel biomechanical therapy for patients suffering from anterior knee pain...
A non-invasive foot-worn biomechanical device for patients with hip osteoarthritis
Drexler M, et al. Surgery: Current Research 2013
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a biomechanical therapy on the pain, function, quality of...
Noninvasive biomechanical therapy improves objective and subjective measurements of pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Lador, Rana; Segal, Ganitb; Kosashvili, Yonac; Drexler, Michaela; Chechik, Ofira; Haim, Amira; Salai, Moshea; Elbaz, Avib; Debi, Ronend
Abstract
Background:
Biomechanical interventions for the management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) are emerging. AposTherapy is...
A 2 year follow up study indicates AposTherapy provides lasting pain relief and long-term improved function
Bar-Ziv Y et al., Arthritis Journal 2012
Several biomechanics treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA) have emerged with the goal of reducing pain and improving function. Through...
A unique foot-worn device for patients with degenerative meniscal tear
Elbaz A et al, Knee Surg Traumatol Arthrosc 2012
Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to assess the effects of a new foot-worn device on the gait, physical function and pain in patients...
Effects of a customized biomechanical therapy on patients with medial compartment knee osteoarthritis
Drexler M et al, Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 2012
Objective: Previous studies have shown that a customized biomechanical therapy can improve symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. These studies were...
Reduction in knee adduction moment via non-invasive biomechanical training: A longitudinal gait analysis study
Haim, A,. et al., Journal of Biomechanics 2011
Background: Biomechanical non-invasive interventions have been previously reported to reduce pain and facilitate superior levels of...
A new non-invasive biomechanical therapy for knee osteoarthritis improves clinical symptoms and gait patterns
Elbaz A. et al; Harefuah; Oct 2011
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
The management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) focuses on reducing the levels of pain and disability. Recently, a novel...
AposTherapy improves clinical measurements and gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis
Elbaz A et al., Clinical Biomechanics 2010
Patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis who participated in this clinical trial reported a considerable improvement in quality of life...
A treatment applying a biomechanical device to the feet of patients with knee osteoarthritis results in reduced pain and improved function
Bar-Ziv Y et al., BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010
Background: This study examined the effect of treatment with a novel biomechanical device on the level of pain and function in patients...
A novel biomechanical device improves gait pattern in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain
Elbaz A et al., SPINE 2009
AposTherapy has been used to treat approximately 2,000 patients suffering from Chronic Non Specific Low Back Pain (CNSLBP) and slipped discs....
Novel classification of knee osteoarthritis severity based on spatiotemporal gait analysis
Elbaz A, et al. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2013
Objective: To describe a novel classification method for knee osteoarthritis (OA) based on spatiotemporal gait analysis. Methods: Gait analysis was...
Foot center of pressure manipulation and gait therapy influence lower limb muscle activation in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
Y. Goryachev et al., J Electromyography Kinesiology. 2011
Background: Foot center of pressure (COP) manipulation has been associated with improved gait patterns. The purpose of the study was to...
Control of knee coronal plane moment via modulation of center of pressure: a prospective gait analysis study
Haim A et al., Journal of Biomechanics. 2008
The study found that patients using AposTherapy reduced the forces acting on the joint with a 20% reduction in the adduction moment in the knee....
The influence of sagittal center of pressure offset on gait kinematics and kinetics
Haim A et al., Journal of Biomechanics 2010
This study conducted in the Computerised Gait Analysis Laboratory at the Technion; Israel proved that AposTherapy reduces the flexor adduction...
Effect of center of pressure modulation on knee adduction moment in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis
Haim A. et al. Journal of Orthopaedic Research 2011
Background: The knee adduction moment (KAM) provides a major contribution to the elevated load in the medial compartment of the knee. An abnormally...
Detecting and quantifying global in stability during a dynamic task using kinetic and kinematic gait parameters
Debbi EM et al, Journal of Biomechanics 2012
Objectives: Instability during gait can be identified in many different ways. Recent studies have suggested utilizing spatiotemporal parameters to...
The effect of manipulation of the center of pressure of the foot during gait on the activation patterns of the lower limb musculature
Y. Goryachev et al., Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 2011
Background: Therapeutic devices that manipulate the center of pressure (COP) of the foot can induce kinetic and kinematic changes in gait....