Per Aagaard
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About
Per Aagaard is a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of rehabilitation science, biomechanics, and assistive technology, with a particular focus on body weight unloading (BWU) and body weight support (BWS) systems. His research investigates how robot-assisted technologies can be optimally deployed to support gait rehabilitation in individuals with neurological and mobility impairments, while preserving natural biomechanical movement patterns. A central concern running through his work is whether different BWU methods equivalently maintain the kinetic and kinematic integrity of locomotion — a critical question for designing effective rehabilitation protocols that avoid introducing maladaptive movement compensations. Aagaard's contributions span overground walking, sit-to-stand transfers, and stair-walking, offering a comprehensive biomechanical picture of how vertical unloading forces influence functional movement across multiple contexts. His 2023 studies examining time-continuous motion analysis and acute effects of robot-assisted BWU represent his most widely recognized work, together accumulating 16 citations, with follow-up investigations extending his findings to populations with diagnosed gait impairments. Though his publication record reflects an emerging body of work, Aagaard's rigorous kinematic and kinetic methodology positions him as a meaningful contributor to the evidence base guiding next-generation rehabilitation technology.
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