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Raed A. Alamro is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation and assistive robotics, with a primary focus on restoring motor function and postural control in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). His work bridges biomechanics and clinical application, particularly investigating how robotic exoskeletons can engage trunk muscles—a critical yet often overlooked component of mobility and balance. Alamro’s most cited study (2018, 67 citations) demonstrated that overground walking with a robotic exoskeleton elicits trunk muscle activity in people with high-thoracic motor-complete SCI, challenging long-held assumptions about muscle sparing and recruitment potential. His follow-up case report (2017, 43 citations) compared overground versus treadmill-based robotic gait training, revealing that weight-shifting triggers in devices like the Ekso can improve seated balance. These contributions have significant implications for designing more effective rehabilitation protocols that leverage residual neuromuscular capacity. By quantifying trunk activation patterns and transferable training effects, Alamro’s work provides a foundation for advancing exoskeleton-based therapy, offering new hope for functional recovery and independence in individuals with severe SCI.
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