Motor Performances in Twins

Assessment of motor milestones in twins.

The aim of this study was to investigate the reliability of obtaining through mailed surveys maternal reports of specific major motor milestones achievement. To accomplish this aim we compared and contrasted mailed survey data and telephone interview data on a series of questions about age at which motor milestones were achieved. We used monthly telephone interviews with mothers of 238 twin pai...

Robot-assisted gait training improves motor performances and modifies Motor Unit firing in poststroke patients.

BACKGROUND Robotics and related technologies are realizing their promise to improve the delivery of rehabilitation therapy but the mechanism by which they enhance recovery is still unknown. The electromechanical-driven gait orthosis Lokomat has demonstrated its utility for gait rehabilitation after stroke. AIM To test the efficacy of Lokomat in gait retraining and to investigate the neurophys...

The Examination of Cortical Dynamics for Perceptual-Motor Processes in Visually-Guided Cognitive/Motor Task Performances

Motor Skill Performances of Children Who Are Deaf

The Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD) was used to assess the fundamental motor skills of 91 girls and 110 boys aged 4 to 18 years who attended two schools for students who are deaf. Average hearing loss, determined by better ear average, was 96.94 dB (SD = 14.40 dB). Modifications to the procedures for administering the TGMD included visual demonstrations and the use of signing to communic...

Performances and Design of Ironless Loudspeaker Motor Structures

1 This paper presents several kinds of structures of ironless loudspeaker motors. The proposed devices 2 go from simple structures, in terms of manufacturing process, to structures in which the magnet rings 3 can be stacked, with different magnetization directions or values. The structures are studied and compared 4 according to their created induction level and uniformity across the coil displ...