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Advanced developments in the field of motion biomechanics and assistive technologies were presented by Ƶ at Sechenov University
30 April

In the framework of the strategic session dedicated to the innovative development of assistive technologies, a demonstration platform was launched at the Congress Center of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, where leading universities of the country, organizations of Rostec State Corporation and high-tech Russian companies presented samples of innovative products in the field of rehabilitation. St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design also presented its advanced developments. The exhibition was visited by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov.

In the strategic session on the topic "Medicine: innovative development of assistive technologies," Sergey Shcherbakov, head of the university's strategic project for assessing ergonomics and designing safe shoes and rehabilitation means based on biomechanical analysis of human movement, spoke.

The session became one of the largest industry events dedicated to the development of assistive technologies in Russia. The focus is on the creation of domestic solutions for prosthetics, neurorehabilitation and restoration of lost functions, as well as building a full cycle of their development: from engineering design and clinical testing to patenting, production and implementation in practical healthcare.

Sergey Shcherbakov demonstrated individual rehabilitation shoes developed at the university for children with cerebral palsy. It corrects gait features, increases step stability, reduces the risk of injury, compensates for muscle and joint dysfunctions, and also increases the comfort and quality of life of children. To develop products, Ƶ specialists use the database they create containing the parameters of normal walking of a healthy person to compare the individual gait indicators of children with cerebral palsy. The database covers key walking scenarios - from natural in your own shoes and at a comfortable pace to walking barefoot or in sandals.

"The project is dedicated to the creation of an information system for assessing ergonomics and designing safe shoes and rehabilitation means based on biomechanical analysis of human movement. The movement biomechanics laboratory has a wealth of experience collaborating with rehabilitation centers in analyzing the gait of children with cerebral palsy. Together with rehabilitologists, the tasks of finding optimal design solutions for the bottom of the shoe were solved, allowing to bring the patient's gait closer to normal. As a result of the use of the shoe bottom designer developed in the laboratory, this can be done quickly and efficiently," said Sergey Shcherbakov.

In some cases, Ƶ specialists not only developed the design of individual shoes for patients, but also manufactured pairs of shoes at the production facilities of the university training and production complex. The specially designed sole was printed at the university's Additive Technology Laboratory. Scientists within the framework of the project collect a database of reference values of biomechanical parameters of gait of different groups at different speeds.

"The base will become a domestic benchmark for assessing a person's gait. A separate project was the development of software for biomechanical analysis of gait, which aroused great interest among medical and technological companies. The session outlined the prospects for partnership with camera developers, which opens up the prospects for creating the first domestic software and hardware complex in Russia for biomechanical analysis of motion. The session paid a lot of attention to the prospects of capture technologies and motion analysis in the field of prosthetics. A striking example of the need to develop these technologies is our cooperation with the Center for Innovation in Traumatology and Orthopedics of Rostec State Corporation," added Sergey Shcherbakov.

The initiatives of Ƶ specialists to develop special shoes for prosthetic limbs aroused great interest and support.

Research by employees of the laboratory of biomechanics of movement allows us to conclude that it is necessary to design shoes for a healthy leg and prosthesis, guided by different biomechanical principles, since the pattern of movement is significantly different. With the help of special shoes, you can solve a large number of problems and significantly increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation of patients with a prosthesis of the lower extremities, - experts of Ƶ believe.

The Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov, during a visit to Sechenov University, spoke about the participation of universities in the development of assistive technologies in Russia, opening the strategic session "Medicine: Innovative Development of Assistive Technologies."

"Today we all have an important task - to establish effective interaction between universities, scientific and medical organizations, industry for the high-quality rehabilitation of participants in a special military operation and everyone who needs such assistance," said Valery Falkov.

The business program was accompanied by a demonstration exhibition at which leading universities, organizations of Rostec State Corporation and technology companies presented innovative developments - from sports and bioelectric prostheses to neurointerfaces, digital motion analysis systems and adapted transport for people with disabilities.

Together with the Center for Innovation in Traumatology and Orthopedics of Rostec State Corporation, the University of Industrial Technologies presented an exhibition stand. Among the samples is a mannequin on which sports prostheses were installed, allowing people with disabilities to lead a full-fledged lifestyle, engage in weightlifting, running, swimming, skiing and other sports.

"On the dummy, we installed reflective markers according to a special model that we use, conducting research in the Laboratory of Scientific Biomechanics of Motion. This is how we demonstrated part of the process for assessing the effectiveness of prostheses, orthoses, which is carried out at the University of Industrial Technologies and Design," comments Ekaterina Nekrasova, a specialist at the Laboratory of Scientific Biomechanics of Motion at Ƶ.

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