[HTML][HTML] Revealing the quality of movement: a meta-analysis review to quantify the thresholds to pathological variability during standing and walking

N König, WR Taylor, CR Baumann… - Neuroscience & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Neuromotor processes are inherently noisy, which results in variability during movement
and fluctuations in motor control. Although controversial, low levels of variability are …

[HTML][HTML] Can gait signatures provide quantitative measures for aiding clinical decision-making? A systematic meta-analysis of gait variability behavior in patients with …

N König, NB Singh, CR Baumann… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
A disturbed, inconsistent walking pattern is a common feature of patients with Parkinson's
disease (PwPD). Such extreme variability in both temporal and spatial parameters of gait …

Changes in balance strategy and neuromuscular control during a fatiguing balance task—A study in perturbed unilateral stance

R Ritzmann, K Freyler, A Werkhausen… - Frontiers in human …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Fatigue impairs sensorimotor performance, reduces spinal reflexes and affects the
interaction of antagonistic muscles in complex motor tasks. Although there is literature …

A pilot study of balance performance benefit of myofascial release, with a tennis ball, in chronic stroke patients

DJ Park, YI Hwang - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2016 - Elsevier
Background We hypothesised that the balance of spastic chronic stroke patients is related to
myofascial problems. We performed myofascial release (MFR) with a tennis ball on the …

Benefits of multi-session balance and gait training with multi-modal biofeedback in healthy older adults

SB Lim, BC Horslen, JR Davis, JHJ Allum… - Gait & posture, 2016 - Elsevier
Real-time balance-relevant biofeedback from a wearable sensor can improve balance in
many patient populations, however, it is unknown if balance training with biofeedback has …

The effects of temporal and spatial predictions on stretch reflexes of ankle flexor and extensor muscles while standing

K Fujio, H Obata, N Kawashima, K Nakazawa - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The purpose of the present study was to investigate how stretch reflex (SR) responses in the
ankle extensor (soleus: SOL) and flexor (tibialis anterior: TA) muscles would be modulated …

Evidence of impaired neuromuscular responses in the support leg to a destabilizing swing phase perturbation in hemiparetic gait

B Sharafi, G Hoffmann, AQ Tan, YY Dhaher - Experimental Brain …, 2016 - Springer
The neuromuscular mechanisms that underlie post-stroke impairment in reactive balance
control during gait are not fully understood. Previous research has described altered muscle …

Influence of posturographic protocol on postural stability sways during bipedal stance after ankle muscle fatigue

D Sadowska, J Krzepota - Perceptual and motor skills, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study was to analyze the persistence of exercise-induced changes in
postural stability and to verify if they last long enough to be captured by two sequential …

Comparison on postural control between abdominal draw-in maneuver and abdominal expansion maneuver in persons with stroke

HS Choi, YJ Shim, WS Shin - Physical therapy rehabilitation …, 2016 - koreascience.kr
Objective: The effect of abdominal expansion maneuver (AEM) and abdominal draw-in
maneuver (ADIM) on postural control in an unsupported position in stroke patients. Design …

Clinical aspects for the application of robotics in locomotor neurorehabilitation

V Dietz - Neurorehabilitation Technology, 2016 - Springer
In patients suffering from a movement disorder after a damage of the central nervous system,
improvement in walking or hand function can be achieved by providing functional training …