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NAU bioengineer’s study shows wearable robotic exoskeletons improve walking for children with cerebral palsy

Posted by Heather Tate on August 23, 2017

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cerebral palsy (CP)—caused by neurological damage before, during or after birth—is the most common movement disorder in children, limiting mobility and independence throughout their lives. An estimated 500,000 children in the U.S. have CP.

Although nearly 60 percent of children with the disorder can walk independently, many have crouch gait, a… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Bioengineering Innovation, College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical Engineering

NIH grant funds NAU research focusing on preventing chronic disease through exercise

Posted by Heather Tate on April 25, 2017

By 2020, according to studies published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, more than 35 percent of the U.S. population will be age 50 and over—and this age group is expected to double by 2050. A Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analysis estimates that more than 70 million Americans ages 50 and older currently suffer from at least… Read more

Filed Under: Center for Bioengineering Innovation, College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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