Abstract The aim of this study was to identify motor control solutions associated with the ability maintain handstand balance. Using a novel approach, we investigated dynamical interactions between centre pressure (CoP) and mass (CoM) motion. A gymnastics cohort divided into ‘less skilled’ group, who held handstands for 4–6 s, ‘more in excess 10 s. CoP–CoM causality anterior–posterior (AP) medi...

The relationship of vitamin D3 with the duration of mechanical ventilation and mortality is still unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of using high-dose vitamin D on the duration of mechanical ventilation among the patients admitted to the intensive care unit. The current double-blinded clinical trial was performed on 44 mechanically ventilated, adult patients. Us...

We recently showed that cutaneous reflexes evoked by stimulating the superficial peroneal (SP; innervates foot dorsum) nerve are modulated according to the level of postural threat. Context-related modulation was observed mainly in contralateral (c) responses but not in the ipsilateral responses. This lack of effect on ipsilateral (i) cutaneous reflexes might have been caused by the general nat...

clonidine has sedative and analgesic properties. randomized studies examining these properties in mechanically ventilated icu patients are scarce. this study was designed to assess the impact of clonidine on sedative agent use in mechanically ventilated patients.in a prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study in a general icu of a university medical center in tehran, iran, ...

If different effector systems share a common task-specific coordination dynamics, transfer and generalization of sensorimotor learning are predicted. Subjects learned a visually specified phase relationship with either the arms or the legs. Coordination tendencies in both effector systems were evaluated before and after practice to detect attractive states of the coordination dynamics. Results ...

Developments in technology have led to a rapid progress in robotic endocrine surgery applications. With the advent of minimally invasive techniques in thyroid surgery, robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery (RATS) has emerged as one of the most promising approaches. Its main advantages are improved cosmetic outcome, avoiding cervical incisions, thereby increasing patient satisfaction, and...