National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research

 描述(由申请人提供)：国家康复研究模拟中心(NCSRR)的目标是为康复研究社区配备最先进的模拟工具，使研究人员能够用先进的模拟软件和生物力学模型来补充对人类行为的实验研究。这项技术的用户将专注于医疗康复的关键领域，包括中风、脊髓损伤、脑瘫、康复机器人、假肢、骨关节炎等领域。我们提出了以下具体目标：1.开发和传播世界上最先进的肌肉骨骼动力学模拟技术，并加速其在康复研究中的适当应用。2.为从事医疗康复研究的OpenSim用户提供技术支持。3.通过密集的多天讲习班，培训500名康复科学家使用模拟，并向1000多名运动科学家、康复专家、内科和外科医生介绍肌肉骨骼模拟的优势和局限性。4.向创新和有价值的项目提供赠款，以加快在康复研究中使用模拟技术，促进医疗康复。5.建立国际仿真专家社区，支持NCSRR任务。为运动、科学和康复社区开发和传播开放软件解决了在这一领域取得进展的一个重大障碍。该软件是与康复科学家和医生密切合作设计的，旨在解决医疗康复领域中的关键、临床动机问题。在最初的五年中，NCSRR培养了一个迅速增长的康复科学家社区，他们积极参与这一进程。我们已经向18,000名用户交付了我们的软件，培训了900多名研究人员，并授予了60多个奖项，这些奖项产生了更大的独立赠款和大量出版物。在接下来的五年里，我们将在这一势头的基础上，专注于我们的技术开发、培训努力和协作计划，以满足康复研究社区不断发展的需求。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of the National Center for Simulation in Rehabilitation Research (NCSRR) is to equip the rehabilitation research community with state-of-the-art simulation tools, enabling investigators to complement experimental studies of human performance with advanced simulation software and biomechanical models. Users of this technology will focus on critical areas of medical rehabilitation, including stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, rehabilitation robotics, prosthetics, osteoarthritis, and other areas. We propose the following specific aims: 1. Develop and disseminate the world's most advanced technology for simulation of musculoskeletal dynamics and accelerate its appropriate use in rehabilitation research. 2. Provide technical support to OpenSim users engaged in medical rehabilitation research. 3. Train 500 rehabilitation scientists in the use of simulations via intensive multiday workshops and introduce over 1000 movement scientists, rehabilitation specialists, physicians and surgeons to the strengths and limitations of musculoskeletal simulation. 4. Award grants to innovative and meritorious projects to accelerate the use of simulations in rehabilitation research and advance medical rehabilitation. 5. Build an international community of simulation experts to support the NCSRR mission. The development and dissemination of open software for the movement science and rehabilitation communities addresses a critical barrier to progress in the field. The software is designed in close partnershi with rehabilitation scientists and physicians to address critical, clinically motivated questions across the spectrum of medical rehabilitation. Over its first five years, the NCSRR has fostered a rapidly growing community of rehabilitation scientists who are actively engaged in this process. We have delivered our software to 18,000 users, trained over 900 researchers, and granted over 60 awards that have seeded larger independent grants and numerous publications. We will build on this momentum over the next five years, focusing our technology development, training efforts, and collaborative programs to meet the evolving needs of the rehabilitation research community.