Dr. Navit Roth
Developing systems to minimize the impact of movement disorders on daily activities and exploring how mobility aids (such as wheelchairs and walkers) interact with the visual perception of the environment before and during movement
Biomechanics of human body movement focuses on understanding how the body’s components—bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints—collaborate to enable smooth and efficient movement. Movement disorders, such as tremors, difficulty maintaining balance, uncontrollable movements, or muscle weakness, can significantly affect people’s daily functioning, limiting the ability to perform tasks such as walking, eating, and writing. Biomechanical analysis of the body’s movement allows us to understand how physical forces affect movement and develop systems to improve its efficiency in cases where mobility is limited. In recent years, there has been significant progress in the use of assistive technologies in the field of health and rehabilitation biomechanics. Smart orthopedic devices, medical robots, and physiotherapy apps, all with an emphasis on personalization. The current research in the Biomechanics Laboratory focuses on developing customized systems to mitigate the effects of hand tremors on daily functioning. In addition, a study is being conducted on the effect of mobility aids usage (wheelchairs, walkers, etc.) on the environment visual scanning before and during movement.
Personalized rehabilitation approach for reaching movement using reinforcement learning
Subjective and Objective Day-to-Day Performance Measures of People with Essential Tremor
Does Cup-Grip Type Affect Tremor among People with Essential Tremor?
Drawing Direction Effect on a Task’s Performance Characteristics among People with Essential Tremor
