Locomotor training in subjects with sensori‐motor deficits: An overview of the robotic gait orthosis Lokomat

R Riener, L Lünenburger, IC Maier… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
It is known that improvement in walking function can be achieved in patients suffering a
movement disorder after stroke or spinal cord injury by providing intensive locomotor …

Behavior of spinal neurons deprived of supraspinal input

V Dietz - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2010 - nature.com
This Review discusses the spinal neuronal changes that occur after a complete spinal cord
injury (SCI) in humans. Early after an SCI, neither locomotor nor spinal reflex activity can be …

Is activation of the back muscles impaired by creep or muscle fatigue?

D Sánchez-Zuriaga, MA Adams, P Dolan - Spine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Intervention study on healthy human subjects. Objective. To determine
whether reflex activation of the back muscles is influenced by muscle fatigue or soft tissue …

Location and severity of spasticity in the first 1–2 weeks and at 3 and 18 months after stroke

AK Welmer, L Widén Holmqvist… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose: There is no consensus concerning the location or severity of
spasticity, or how this changes with time after stroke. The purpose was to describe: the …

Prevalence of spasticity following stroke and its impact on quality of life with emphasis on disability in activities of daily living. Systematic review

M Schinwelski, J Sławek - Neurologia i neurochirurgia polska, 2010 - journals.viamedica.pl
Spasticity is characterized by a velocity-dependent increase in muscle tone related to
disturbed sensory-motor control of muscle tone following upper motor neuron damage …

[HTML][HTML] Особенности постуральной стабильности у мужчин пожилого и старческого возраста

АВ Дёмин, АБ Гудков, АВ Грибанов - Экология человека, 2010 - cyberleninka.ru
Проведена оценка постурального баланса у мужчин 65-89 лет в зависимости от
постуральной стабильности и нестабильности. Выявлено значимое увеличение …

Features of postural balance in elderly and old men.

AV Demin, AB Gudkov, AV Gribanov - 2010 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Postural balance of men aged 65-89 years depending on postural stability and instability
has been assessed. Significant biological age increment, low age self-assessment as well …

Age-related changes of the stretch reflex excitability in human ankle muscles

H Obata, N Kawashima, M Akai, K Nakazawa… - … of electromyography and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects of aging on the stretch reflex in the
ankle muscles, and in particular to compare the effects on the ankle dorsi-flexor (tibialis …

[HTML][HTML] Tizanidine does not affect the linear relation of stretch duration to the long latency M2 response of m. flexor carpi radialis

CGM Meskers, AC Schouten, MML Rich… - Experimental brain …, 2010 - Springer
The long latency M2 electromyographic response of a suddenly stretched active muscle is
stretch duration dependent of which the nature is unclear. We investigated the influence of …

Evidence of gender‐specific motor templates to resist valgus loading at the knee

ML Cammarata, YY Dhaher - … & Nerve: Official Journal of the …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Gender differences in neuromuscular control of the lower extremity may contribute to
increased injury risk in females, but the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these …