Publications by authors named "Megan Beam"
Article Synopsis
- Adolescents who have suffered concussions show common disruptions in their walking ability, but the specific motor control problems causing these disruptions are not well understood.
- A study compared 15 concussed adolescents to 17 uninjured peers, analyzing their walking performance while multitasking (walking and doing math). The results indicated that both groups performed worse while multitasking, but concussed adolescents had significantly altered muscle activity patterns in their legs.
- The findings suggest that even more than two weeks post-injury, concussed adolescents struggle with inefficient muscle activation during walking, irrespective of additional cognitive tasks.
Neurophysiological and gait outcomes during a dual-task gait assessment in concussed adolescents.
Clin Biomech (Bristol)
October 2023
Background: Gait deficits are common after concussion in adolescents. However, the neurophysiological underpinnings of these gait deficiencies are currently unknown. Thus, the goal of this study was to compare spatiotemporal gait metrics, prefrontal cortical activation, and neural efficiency between concussed adolescents several weeks from injury and uninjured adolescents during a dual-task gait assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Boys with dystrophinopathies (DMD) are at increased risk of low bone mineral density and fracture. Femoral fracture is the most common extremity fracture and is accompanied by significant risk of functional loss. Care considerations for DMD have stressed that aggressive management may be needed to maintain ambulation and that surgical fixation allows early mobilization.
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