PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation of kinematic variables with quality of trunk control in poststroke patients. METHODS This cross-sectional study included stroke subjects with mild to moderate motor deficit corresponding to Brunnstrom stages 3-4. Trunk functional performance was measured using bed mobility monitor system. All tasks were repeated ten times fo...

Coordination of reaching with the impaired and non-impaired arm in 10 children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy (SHCP) was examined in a stationary ball and moving ball context. Kinematic data on trunk, arm, and wrist movements, and coordination patterns between joint angles of elbow, shoulder, and trunk, were analyzed to determine how reaching was influenced by impairment and object mot...

This paper presents the preliminary results of a novel rehabilitation therapy for cervical and trunk control of children with cerebral palsy (CP). The therapy is based on the use of an inertial sensor that will be used to control a set of serious videogames with movements of the head. Ten users with CP participated in the study, in the experimental and control groups. Ten sessions of therapy pr...

The single leg squat (SLS), forward step down (FSD), and lateral (LSD) are clinically reliable movement screens for identifying motion imbalances. current understanding the kinematic profiles of each task is limited to discrete time points such as peak knee flexion. However, analyses entire would better aid clinicians when selecting appropriate rehabilitation or screen purposes. study used Stat...

The quantitative relationship between lumbar myoelectric signals (MES) and rapidly varying isometric trunk muscle forces was investigated. Ten young adult males were asked to cycle harmonically between attempted trunk flexion and attempted trunk extension in an upright position at rates of 0.33, 0.67 and 1.0 Hz to peak efforts of 20, 40 and 60% of maximum voluntary exertion levels. The forces v...

Introduction: Trunk neuromuscular responses have been shown to adapt under the influence of muscle fatigue, as well as spinal tissue creep or even with the presence of low back pain (LBP). Despite a large number of studies exploring how these external perturbations affect the spinal stability, characteristics of such adaptations remains unclear. Aim: The purpose of this systematic review was to...

In team-handball competition, the players utilize various throwing techniques that differ in the lower body movements (with and without run-up or jump). These different lower body movements influence changes in the upper body movements and thus also affect the performance. A comprehensive analysis of 3D-kinematics of team-handball throws that may explain these differences in performance is lack...

objectives: the purpose of this study was to compare spatio-temporal gait parameters between elderly and young male subjects. methods & materials: 57 able-bodied elderly (72±5.5 years) and 57 healthy young (25±8.5 years) subjects participated in this study. a four segment model consist of trunk, hip, shank, and foot with 10 reflective markers were used to define lower limbs. kinematic data coll...