Scientific research and Clinical studies

Indexed Journal Publications

A single assistive profile applied by a passive hip flexion device can reduce the energy cost of walking in older adults

F.A. Panizzolo, E. Annese, A. Paoli, G. Marcolin.

Applied Sciences, 2021

Even adjusting ExoBand at a low level of tension can reduce metabolic energy consumption in older people.

Effect of a passive hip exoskeleton on walking distance in neurological patients

F.A. Panizzolo, S. Cimino, E. Pettenello, A. Belfiore, N. Petrone, G. Marcolin.

Assistive Technology, 2021

The use of ExoBand in a cycle of ten therapy sessions led to a reduction in perceived fatigue and an increase in the distance covered in a group of patients with neurological diseases.

Reducing the energy cost of walking in older adults using a passive hip flexion device

F.A. Panizzolo, C. Bolgiani, L. Di Liddo, E. Annese, G. Marcolin.

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019

ExoBand is the first passive fabric-based device capable of reducing metabolic energy consumption while walking in elderly people.

Contributions to conferences

Experience of a hip passive assistive device in the treatment of MS patients

F. Menegazzo, G. Tesser, G. Micaglio, S. Cimino, V. Cirio, A. Gerardi, F. Gervasoni, E. Guanziroli, F. Molteni,

G. Marcolin, F.A. Panizzolo.

28th RIMS Congress, 2023

Effetti di un esoscheletro passivo sulla cinematica del passo nel soggetto con malattia neuromuscolare

E. Martinelli, F. Giliberti, A. Palomba, S. Liguori, M. Paoletta, A. Moretti, G. Iolascon, F. Gimigliano.

29th SIRN Congress, 2022

Un'ortesi passiva d'anca migliora il range articolare e la velocità di cammino di pazienti ortopedici

G. Gallina, J. Elizalde, A. Piccolo, E. Savegnago, E. Vettorato, A. Gerardi, F. Gervasoni, G. Marcolin,

F.A. Panizzolo.

49th SIMFER Congress, 2021

Effetti riabilitativi di un'ortesi passiva d'anca sulla velocità di cammino in pazienti affetti da patologie neurologiche

F. Menegazzo, S. Razzolini, M. Jimenez Lopez, A. Gerardi, F. Gervasoni, G. Marcolin, F.A. Panizzolo.

49th SIMFER Congress, 2021

Evaluation of a hip passive assistive device to support locomotion in patients with impaired gait

G. Marcolin, A. Belfiore, V. Buso, S. Cimino, L. Di Liddo, V. Nigris, E. Pettenello, L. Pramaor, F.A. Panizzolo.

11th SISMES Conference, 2019

ExoBand makes it possible to increase the walking speed (6 minute walk test) as well as the stability of the torso of patients suffering from impaired motor skills caused by various pathologies.