Impulses of activation but not motor modules are preserved in the locomotion of subacute stroke patients

L Gizzi, JF Nielsen, F Felici… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
It has been hypothesized that the coordinated activation of muscles is controlled by the
central nervous system by means of a small alphabet of control signals (also referred to as …

Driver kinematic and muscle responses in braking events with standard and reversible pre-tensioned restraints: validation data for human models

The objectives of this study are to generate validation data for human models intended for
simulation of occupant kinematics in a pre-crash phase, and to evaluate the effect of an …

Position accuracy and electromyographic responses during head reposition in young adults with chronic neck pain

CH Cheng, JL Wang, JJ Lin, SF Wang… - … of Electromyography and …, 2010 - Elsevier
The head reposition test is traditionally used to examine the proprioceptive sensitivity of the
neck. The aim of this study was to investigate the position accuracy and corresponding …

Comparison of cervical muscle isometric force between migraine subgroups or migraine-associated neck pain: A controlled study

LL Florencio, AS de Oliveira, CF Pinheiro… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
This study aimed to verify if migraine frequency or migraine-associated neck pain were
associated with a reduction of normalized force and altered electromyographic activity …

Effect of visual display height on modelled upper and lower cervical gravitational moment, muscle capacity and relative strain

L Straker, R Skoss, A Burnett, R Burgess-Limerick - Ergonomics, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Head and neck posture is an important factor in neck pain related to computer use; however,
the evidence for an optimal posture is unconvincing. This study measured the 3-D postures …

Changes of postural control and muscle activation pattern in response to external perturbations after neck flexor fatigue in young subjects with and without chronic …

CH Cheng, A Chien, WL Hsu, LW Yen, YH Lin… - Gait & posture, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Previous studies have identified sensorimotor disturbances and greater fatigability
of neck muscles in patients with neck pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the …

Balance control and anti‐gravity muscle activity during the experience of fear at heights

M Wuehr, G Kugler, R Schniepp, M Eckl… - Physiological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Fear of heights occurs when a visual stimulus causes the apprehension of losing balance
and falling. A moderate form of visual height intolerance (vHI) affects about one third of the …

Investigation of the differential contributions of superficial and deep muscles on cervical spinal loads with changing head postures

CH Cheng, A Chien, WL Hsu, CPC Chen, HYK Cheng - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Cervical spinal loads are predominately influenced by activities of cervical muscles.
However, the coordination between deep and superficial muscles and their influence on the …

Co-contraction of cervical muscles during sagittal and coronal neck motions at different movement speeds

CH Cheng, KH Lin, JL Wang - European journal of applied physiology, 2008 - Springer
Muscle co-contraction is important in stabilizing the spine. The effects of movement speed
and direction on the cervical co-contraction were, however, not yet investigated. Surface …

Quantify work load and muscle functional activation patterns in neck-shoulder muscles of female sewing machine operators using surface electromyogram

F Zhang, L He, S Wu, J Li, K Ye… - Chinese medical …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have high prevalence in
sewing machine operators employed in the garment industry. Long work duration, sustained …