Digital technologies for motor rehabilitation in children: protocol for a cross-sectional European survey.

Introduction: Digital technologies can be used as part of paediatric motor rehabilitation to remediate impairment, promote recovery and improve function. However, the uptake of digital technologies in this clinical field may be limited.The aim of this study is to describe and explain digital technology use for paediatric motor rehabilitation.

Intermuscular coherence of plantar and dorsiflexor muscles in older adults with Parkinson's disease and age-matched controls during bipedal and unipedal stance.

Introduction: Postural instability increases with age and is exacerbated in neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Reducing the base of support from bipedal to unipedal stance increases center of pressure (CoP) parameters and intermuscular coherence in lower-leg muscles of healthy older adults. To further develop an understanding of postural control in an altered state of neurological impairment, we explored intermuscular coherence in lower-leg muscles and CoP displacement in older adults with PD.

A two-stage disto-proximal braking modality to interrupt gait initiation in healthy adults.

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of unexpected gait termination in able-bodied participants during gait initiation on spatiotemporal and stance limb biomechanical parameters. Twenty-one healthy adults took part in this study and were divided into two groups based on the natural anterior or posterior incline of their trunk. Each participant performed 15 random trials of gait initiation: 10 trials with a Go signal and 5 with Go-&-Stop signals.

Standing posture and balance modalities in unilateral transfemoral and transtibial amputees.

Introduction: Lower limb amputation impairs postural performance that could be characterized by biomechanical parameters. This study is to investigate postural performance of persons with transfemoral and transtibial amputation compared to controls without amputation.

Methods: Eight transtibial, nine transfemoral and twelve able-bodied males participated in this study.

Contribution of Achilles tendon mechanical properties to torque steadiness in persons with transfemoral amputation.

Background: How Achilles tendon mechanics and plantar flexion strength and torque steadiness are altered in the intact leg of persons with trauma-related amputation is unknown. Understanding Achilles tendon mechanics following amputation will further inform rehabilitation approaches to enhance posture, balance, and force control.

Objective: Conduct a pilot study to quantify plantar flexion maximal voluntary contraction torque, torque steadiness, and Achilles tendon mechanics in persons with unilateral trauma-related transfemoral amputation and controls without amputation.

Does Unilateral Lower Limb Amputation Influence Ankle Joint Torque in the Intact Leg?

Objective: To investigate ankle torque and steadiness in the intact leg of transtibial and transfemoral unilateral amputees.

Design: Comparative study.

Setting: Medical rehabilitation centers.

Differential impact of visual feedback on plantar- and dorsi-flexion maximal torque output.

The effect of visual feedback on enhancing isometric maximal voluntary contractions (MVC) was evaluated. Twelve adults performed plantar-flexion and dorsi-flexion MVCs in 3 conditions (no visual feedback, visual feedback, and visual feedback with target). There was no significant effect of visual conditions on dorsi-flexion MVC but there was an effect on plantar-flexion.

Bilateral Strength Deficit Is Not Neural in Origin; Rather Due to Dynamometer Mechanical Configuration.

During maximal contractions, the sum of forces exerted by homonymous muscles unilaterally is typically higher than the sum of forces exerted by the same muscles bilaterally. However, the underlying mechanism(s) of this phenomenon, which is known as the bilateral strength deficit, remain equivocal. One potential factor that has received minimal attention is the contribution of body adjustments to bilateral and unilateral force production.