Publications by authors named "Amine Guediri"
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- * It involved a meta-analysis of 47 studies with 1,749 stroke patients, categorizing them by the severity of impairment and stroke phase, revealing significant differences in daily step counts across impairment levels (4645, 3610, and 1990 steps for minor, minor/moderate, and moderate/severe groups, respectively).
- * The findings emphasize the considerable effect of stroke severity on daily activity, suggesting that tailored interventions are necessary to boost physical activity in stroke survivors, especially during the chronic phase.
Background: Asymmetric weight distribution in sitting has been reported in people after stroke. However, postural strategies used during bilateral symmetric and asymmetric movements performed while seated require more evidence to inform rehabilitation strategies.
Research Questions: How do symmetric and asymmetric effort levels exerted during upper limb (UL) pushing movements affect seated postural organization parameters (weight bearing (WB) between hands and hemibody sides, and forward trunk displacement) of stroke compared to healthy individuals? How are these parameters associated?
Methods: Using an instrumented exerciser, 19 post-stroke individuals were compared to 17 healthy individuals when executing four bilateral UL pushing movements in a seated position: symmetrical pushing at 30 % and 15 % of their maximal force (MF) and asymmetrical pushing with 15 % of their MF for one UL vs.
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- Eighty-four stroke patients were split into two groups: one received the coaching program and the other did not, with evaluations conducted at the beginning and the end of the study.
- While walking distance improved significantly in the experimental group, there were no changes in heart rate variability for either group, suggesting the need for further research on recovery timing and exercise intensity's effects.
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- The World Health Organization recommends monitoring energy expenditure for better public health, using activity trackers to measure physical activity like daily steps and energy burned.
- This study compared the accuracy of energy expenditure measured by wrist-worn vs. hip-worn ActiGraph GT3X+ devices over 24 hours among young and older adults.
- Results showed that while wrist-worn trackers reported significantly higher energy expenditure values than hip-worn ones, caution is advised when relying on these metrics due to varying error rates.