Is balancing in your feet? The contribution of foot muscles to postural control
The central nervous system produces motor responses to maintain standing balance through complex...
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Tag: Sensorimotor control
Breaking the ice: Could tendon vibration reduce freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease?
Freezing of gait (FOG) is a very disabling symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Therefore, several...
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Does the supplementary motor area and cerebellum play distinct roles in gait initiation process?
In humans, gait initiation is particularly challenging for motor and postural control. While...
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Speeding up during gait :The workings of our neuromuscular transmission system
Both animals and humans can change their gait speed over a wide range to suit the situation. The...
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‘Gazing into thin air’ – How is visual-search during gait impacted by a dual-task?
During walking, we rely on visual information to identify tripping hazards and navigate safely...
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Ready to be perturbed? Prior knowledge about timing of upcoming perturbation shortens muscle reflex latency.
Reflex is the first line of defense for preventing falls when you are perturbed. The reflex...
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Targeted stimulation in space and time of the spinal cord to restore walking after spinal cord injury
Every year about 500,000 people become disabled as a result of spinal cord injuries (SCI). The...
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Shaking in their boots – postural control in anxious older people
Fear of falling is common in older people. Research studies have reported that people who are more...
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How does weight-bearing asymmetry influence balance recovery from stance perturbations?
Weight-bearing asymmetry is a common consequence of lateralized disorders, such as stroke. For...
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Take a step in time: more effective metronomes for gait rehabilitation to modify gait variability
Healthy locomotion is characterized by small fluctuations between strides. This stride-to-stride...
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Have a safe trip: can we adjust our trip recovery responses?
Falls in the ageing population are a major societal problem, due to their adverse effects on...
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