Using the center of pressure movement analysis in evaluating spontaneous movements in infants: a comparative study with general movements assessment.

Background: Researchers have attempted to automate the spontaneous movement assessment and have sought quantitative and objective methods over the past decade. The purpose of the study was to present a quantitative assessment method of spontaneous movement using center-of-pressure (COP) movement analysis.

Methods: A total of 101 infants were included in the study.

Morphometry of thenar muscles by water bath ultrasonography in trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis: intra- and inter-rater reliability.

We studied the intra- and inter-rater reliability of muscle thickness and cross-sectional area measurements of thenar muscles with a water bath ultrasonography technique in eight healthy volunteers and 16 patients with trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis. Thickness and cross-sectional area of the opponens pollicis, abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis, first dorsal interosseous and adductor pollicis muscle were measured. The results showed changes in the morphometric properties of the thenar muscles in patients with trapeziometacarpal osteoarthritis (TMC OA) compared with the healthy volunteers.

Effect of gender on the quadriceps-to-hamstrings coactivation ratio during different exercises.

Context: Coactivation ratio of quadriceps to hamstring muscles (Q:H) and medial to lateral knee muscles (M:L) contributes to the dynamic stability of the knee joint during movement patterns recommended during rehabilitation and important for daily function.

Objective: To compare the quadriceps-to-hamstring and medial-to-lateral knee muscles' coactivation ratios between men and women during the following closed kinetic chain exercises performed on a balance board: forward lunge, side lunge, single-leg stance, and single-leg squat.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Activation of selected ankle muscles during exercises performed on rigid and compliant balance platforms.

Study Design: Experimental laboratory study.

Objective: To compare how the design of 2 balance platforms affects ankle musculature activation for various weight-bearing exercises.

Background: Balance platforms are widely used in both training and rehabilitation, and a better understanding of how platform design and type of exercise modify the demands on the ankle musculature may be helpful in staging exercise progression.

Effects of lateralisation and gender on temporal lobe ictal behaviour associated with hippocampal sclerosis.

Introduction: Information derived from animal models and neuroradiological studies in humans indicates that males and females exhibit differences in the functional and anatomical organisation of the brain. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of gender in ictal behaviour considering lateralisation in a group with homogeneous pathology.

Methods: Patients with hippocampal seizures who underwent temporal lobectomy and who were seizure-free during one year of follow-up were selected.