Motion Analysis of the Mug Transportation Task Through Upper Limb Kinematics
J Mot Behav. 2024 Mar 4:1-9. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2324903. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe task of transporting objects is a fundamental part of daily living activities. Previous kinematic studies focusing on tasks such as pointing, reach-to-grasp, and drinking have not fully captured the motor behaviors involved in object transportation, including placing a cup on a table or storing items in specific places. Hence, this study aimed to analyze the motor behavior associated with transporting a mug using upper limb kinematic variables. Fifteen healthy adults were instructed to transport an open-handle mug across a ta...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - March 5, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Bruno Freire Let ícia Yolanda Silva Kalebe Anilton Espindola J éssica Roberta de Oliveira da Rocha Stella Maris Michaelsen Source Type: research
Effects of Sensory Input Interactions on Components of Nonlinear Dynamics of Postural Sway in Aging
This study aimed to examine how different sensory inputs, surface conditions, and aging factors to influence postural control mechanisms between young and older by investigating the nonlinear dynamics of postural control using the stabilogram diffusion analysis (SDA) and entropy methods. SDA parameters were much greater on foam surfaces than on firm surfaces for both groups in eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions (p ≤ 0.05). For older subjects, there were significant differences in entropy values between firm and foam surfaces (p ≤ 0.05) but no significant difference between eyes conditions (p > 0.05). For both SDA ...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - February 29, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Veysel Alcan Source Type: research
Quantitative EEG for the Monitoring of Walking Recovery in Chronic Stroke Patients Receiving Action Observation Training
J Mot Behav. 2024 Feb 26:1-11. doi: 10.1080/00222895.2024.2320904. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe current study aimed to evaluate the effects of action observation on the walking ability and oscillatory brain activity of chronic stroke patients. Fourteen chronic stroke patients were allocated randomly to the action observation (AO) or sham observation (SO) groups. Both groups received 12 sessions of intervention. Each session composed of 12 min of observational training, which depicted exercises for the experimental group but nature pictures for the sham group and 40 min of occupational therapy, which was the same for t...
Source: Journal of Motor Behavior - February 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Fatemeh Shamsi Hadi Aligholi Mohammad Taghi Karimi Afshin Borhani-Haghighi Mohammad Nami Source Type: research
