After spinal cord injury (SCI) of the cat or rat neuronal centres below the level of lesion
exhibit plasticity that can be exploited by specific training paradigms. In individuals with …

The adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS) is capable of considerable plasticity,
both in health and disease. After spinal neurotrauma, the degrees and extent of …

Drawing on the disciplines of neurophysiology and physics, Neuromechanics of Human
Movement, Fourth Edition, explores how the nervous system controls the actions of muscles …

Gymnasts are known to practice and compete although suffering from injuries and pain. Pain
may change strategies for postural control. The primary aim of the present study was to …

Locomotion in humans and other vertebrates is based on spinal pattern generators, which
are regulated by supraspinal control. Most of our knowledge about the hierarchical network …

The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate the effect of a therapeutic
manipulation of the feet and ankles on postural control during quiet standing in elderly …

Virtual proprioception represents a novel means of developing cortical reorganization of
alternative strategies for hemiparetic gait. Fundamentals of the device are motor control …

Obstacle avoidance steps are associated with a facilitation of spinal reflexes in leg muscles.
Here we have examined the involvement of both leg and arm muscles. Subjects walking …

Through recent studies, the role of proprioceptors in reactions to perturbations during gait
has been finally somewhat better understood. The input from spindle afferents has been …

This study was done to examine age-stage (preschool children, young adults, and elderly
people) differences in the center-of-pressure sway using body-sway factors (unit-time sway …