Systemic Effects of Molar and Incisor Biting on Walking Direction With and Without Visual Feedback.

Gait stability and walking direction control are conventionally attributed to coordination among somatosensory, visual, and vestibular systems. Recent evidence of functional interdependence between masticatory and neuromuscular systems indicates that the stomatognathic system is neurologically integrated with various body systems relevant to movement planning and execution. This study investigated the effects of unilateral molar biting and incisor biting on walking with and without visual feedback.

Clinically relevant estimation of minimal number of trials for the uncontrolled manifold analysis.

Movement biomarkers are crucial for assessing sensorimotor impairments and tracking the effects of interventions over time. The Uncontrolled Manifold (UCM) analysis has been proposed as a novel biomarker for evaluating movement stability and coordination in various motor tasks across neurological and musculoskeletal disorders. Through inter-trial analysis, the UCM partitions the variance of elemental variables (e.

Test-Retest reliability and measurement error of the uncontrolled manifold analysis: A step towards the clinical translation.

The uncontrolled manifold (UCM) analysis has gained broad application in biomechanics and neuroscience for investigating the structure of motor variability in functional tasks. The UCM utilizes inter-trial analysis to partition the variance of elemental variables (e.g.

Brain-computer interface combined with mental practice and occupational therapy enhances upper limb motor recovery, activities of daily living, and participation in subacute stroke.

Background: We investigated the effects of brain-computer interface (BCI) combined with mental practice (MP) and occupational therapy (OT) on performance in activities of daily living (ADL) in stroke survivors.

Methods: Participants were randomized into two groups: experimental ( = 23, BCI controlling a hand exoskeleton combined with MP and OT) and control ( = 21, OT). Subjects were assessed with the functional independence measure (FIM), motor activity log (MAL), amount of use (MAL-AOM), and quality of movement (MAL-QOM).

Movement Quality: A Novel Biomarker Based on Principles of Neuroscience.

A major problem in neurorehabilitation is the lack of objective outcomes to measure movement quality. Movement quality features, such as coordination and stability, are essential for everyday motor actions. These features allow reacting to continuously changing environment or to resist external perturbations.