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About
Alec Bass is a researcher dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI). His work focuses on the intersection of rehabilitation engineering and physical activity, specifically investigating the use of wearable robotic exoskeletons (WREs) to enable overground walking for long-term wheelchair users. Bass’s major contributions include pioneering clinical research that examines both the benefits and the risks of this emerging technology. His most cited work (2020, 24 citations) provides a critical safety analysis, documenting a rare case of incidental bilateral calcaneal fractures during exoskeleton walking, and raising essential questions about risk management in robotic rehabilitation. He has also developed and published protocols for structured walking programs (2020, 12 citations) and, importantly, has centered the user experience by exploring the perspectives and expectations of wheelchair users themselves (2024, 7 citations). Through this patient-oriented approach, Bass is helping to shape safer, more effective, and more accessible exoskeleton interventions, moving them from the lab toward practical, home and community-based applications.
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