BACKGROUND Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee may change their gait in an attempt to reduce loading of the affected knee, thereby reducing pain. Especially changes in lateral trunk motion may be potentially effective, since these will affect the position of the centre of mass relative to the knee, enabling minimization of the load on the knee and thereby knee pain. The aim of the study wa...

BACKGROUND In hemiplegic gait, step length typically differs in magnitude between paretic and nonparetic sides. However, the direction of step-length asymmetry varies across stroke patients. OBJECTIVE The study sought to understand directional variations in step-length asymmetry in terms of asymmetries in forward foot placement relative to the trunk and trunk progression. METHODS A total of...

Small wireless trunk accelerometers have become a popular approach to unobtrusively quantify human locomotion and provide insights into both gait rehabilitation and sports performance. However, limited evidence exists as to which trunk accelerometry measures are suitable for the purpose of detecting movement compensations while running, and specifically in response to fatigue. The aim of this s...

PURPOSE Fatigue of trunk muscle contributes to spinal instability over strenuous and prolonged physical tasks and therefore may lead to injury, however from a performance perspective, relation between endurance efficient core muscles and optimal balance control has not been well-known. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of trunk muscle endurance and static balance. METH...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Pushpalatha K., Associate Professor, JSS Medical College, JSS University, Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagara, Mysore 570 015, Karnataka, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Introduction: The anatomical variations of the Celiac trunk and its branches are due to developmental changes in the ventral splanchnic arteries. The arterial variations like other anatomical...

Unlike adult spinalized rats, approximately 20% of rats spinalized as postnatal day 1 or 2 (P1/P2) neonates achieve autonomous hindlimb weight support. Cortical representations of mid/low trunk occur only in such rats with high weight support. However, the importance of hindlimb/trunk motor cortex in function of spinalized rats remains unclear. We tested the importance of trunk sensorimotor cor...

Aims: To study the anatomy of coeliac trunk through emission and variations of its branches. To study the anomalous formation of coeliac trunk and communication between the branches of coeliac trunk. To study the clinical implication of coeliac trunk in case of the variations and anomalous formation of coeliac trunk. Methods: This study was conducted on 100 cadavers from the dissection laborato...

BACKGROUND An erect posture and greater knee valgus during landing have been implicated as anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors. While previous research suggests coupling of knee and hip kinematics, the influence of trunk positioning on lower extremity kinematics has yet to be determined. We hypothesized that greater trunk flexion during landing would result in greater knee and hip fl...

Background: The appearance of scoliosis is one of the largest problems among stroke patients. Trunk and pelvis abnormalities begin as a result of unequal weight distribution and muscle tightness. Presence of scoliosis usually affect the position of scapula and pelvis which in turn causes impairments of motor, sensory and perceptual functions of the upper and lower extremities. Objective: To ass...

OBJECTIVE Central (truncal) adiposity is associated strongly with insulin resistance and diabetes. There are very few reports comparing methods of trunk fat measurement in their ability to predict glycaemia and insulin resistance. We report a comparative analysis of different trunk fat measurements in predicting glycaemia and insulin resistance in middle aged Indian men. MATERIALS AND METHODS...