Pneumatically-driven stretching machine for ankle dorsiflexion: safety concepts and effectiveness test involving healthy young subjects
Abstract Stretching is a major treatment for restoring the ankle range of motion while decreasing the ankle stiffness. An automatic stretching machine can provide long-term continual stretching at home. However, no commercial stretching machines are currently available, and therefore, no safety guid...
Main Authors: | Yuma Shiraishi, Shogo Okamoto, Naomi Yamada, Koki Inoue, Yasuhiro Akiyama, Yoji Yamada |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-02-01
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Series: | ROBOMECH Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-020-00158-1 |
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