Low back pain: the potential contribution of supraspinal motor control and proprioception

ML Meier, A Vrana, P Schweinhardt - The Neuroscientist, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Motor control, which relies on constant communication between motor and sensory systems,
is crucial for spine posture, stability and movement. Adaptions of motor control occur in low …

The use of transcranial magnetic stimulation to evaluate cortical excitability of lower limb musculature: challenges and opportunities

TM Kesar, JW Stinear, SL Wolf - Restorative Neurology and …, 2018 - content.iospress.com
Neuroplasticity is a fundamental yet relatively unexplored process that can impact
rehabilitation of lower extremity (LE) movements. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) …

[HTML][HTML] Sensorimotor integration in chronic low back pain

H Massé-Alarie, M Shraim, PW Hodges - Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) impacts on spine movement. Altered sensorimotor
integration can be involved. Afferents from the lumbo-pelvic area might be processed …

[HTML][HTML] Reliability of high-density surface electromyography for assessing characteristics of the thoracic erector spinae during static and dynamic tasks

JFL van Helden, E Martinez-Valdes, PH Strutton… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To establish intra-and inter-session reliability of high-density surface
electromyography (HDEMG)-derived parameters from the thoracic erector spinae (ES) …

The effects of combining sensorimotor training with transcranial direct current stimulation on the anticipatory and compensatory postural adjustments in patients with …

HS Hejazi, R Khanmohammadi, G Olyaei… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To investigate the effects of concurrent sensorimotor training (SMT) and
transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the anticipatory and compensatory postural …

Forecast or fall: prediction's importance to postural control

CJ Dakin, DAE Bolton - Frontiers in neurology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
To interact successfully with an uncertain environment, organisms must be able to respond
to both unanticipated and anticipated events. For unanticipated events, organisms have …

Loss of presynaptic inhibition for step initiation in parkinsonian individuals with freezing of gait

JLO Lira, C Ugrinowitsch, DB Coelho… - The Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Individuals with freezing of gait (FoG) due to Parkinson's disease (PD) have small
and long anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) associated with delayed step initiation …

Influence of different transcranial magnetic stimulation current directions on the corticomotor control of lumbar erector spinae muscles during a static task

M Desmons, A Rohel, A Desgagnés… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
Different directions of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can activate different neuronal
circuits. Whereas posteroanterior current (PA-TMS) depolarizes mainly interneurons in …

Adult gross motor learning and sleep: is there a mutual benefit?

M Christova, H Aftenberger, R Nardone… - Neural …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Posttraining consolidation, also known as offline learning, refers to neuroplastic processes
and systemic reorganization by which newly acquired skills are converted from an initially …

Contribution of neural circuits tested by transcranial magnetic stimulation in corticomotor control of low back muscle: a systematic review

M Desmons, M Theberge, C Mercier… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is widely used to investigate central
nervous system mechanisms underlying motor control. Despite thousands of TMS studies on …