[HTML][HTML] Hierarchies of synergies in human movements

ML Latash, S Gorniak, VM Zatsiorsky - Kinesiology (Zagreb …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This brief review addresses the problem of motor redundancy, which exists at many levels of
the neuromotor hierarchies involved in the production of voluntary movements. An approach …

Common muscle synergies for control of center of mass and force in nonstepping and stepping postural behaviors

SA Chvatal, G Torres-Oviedo… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
We investigated muscle activity, ground reaction forces, and center of mass (CoM)
acceleration in two different postural behaviors for standing balance control in humans to …

Two aspects of feedforward postural control: anticipatory postural adjustments and anticipatory synergy adjustments

M Klous, P Mikulic, ML Latash - Journal of neurophysiology, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
We used the framework of the uncontrolled manifold hypothesis to explore the relations
between anticipatory synergy adjustments (ASAs) and anticipatory postural adjustments …

Anticipatory postural adjustments and anticipatory synergy adjustments: preparing to a postural perturbation with predictable and unpredictable direction

D Piscitelli, A Falaki, S Solnik, ML Latash - Experimental brain research, 2017 - Springer
We explored two aspects of feed-forward postural control, anticipatory postural adjustments
(APAs) and anticipatory synergy adjustments (ASAs) seen prior to self-triggered unloading …

Age-related changes in joint coordination during balance recovery

WL Hsu, LS Chou, M Woollacott - Age, 2013 - Springer
Falls represent a significant health risk in the elderly and often result in injuries that require
medical attention. Reduced ability to control motion of the whole-body center of mass (COM) …

Two stages and three components of the postural preparation to action

V Krishnan, AS Aruin, ML Latash - Experimental Brain Research, 2011 - Springer
Previous studies of postural preparation to action/perturbation have primarily focused on
anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs), the changes in muscle activation levels resulting …

Early and late components of feed-forward postural adjustments to predictable perturbations

V Krishnan, ML Latash, AS Aruin - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: The purpose was to investigate two types of feed-forward postural
adjustments associated with preparation to predictable external perturbations. METHODS …

Angular momentum synergies during walking

T Robert, BC Bennett, SD Russell, CA Zirker… - Experimental brain …, 2009 - Springer
We studied the coordination of body segments during treadmill walking. Specifically, we
used the uncontrolled manifold hypothesis framework to quantify the segmental angular …

Movement goals encoded within the cortex and muscle synergies to reduce redundancy pre and post-stroke. The relevance for gait rehabilitation and the prescription …

CC Maguire, JM Sieben, RA De Bie - Physiotherapy theory and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Current knowledge of neural and neuromuscular processes controlling gait and movement
as well as an understanding of how these mechanisms change following stroke is an …

Integrating Motor Variability Evaluation Into Movement System Assessment

P Altenburger, SS Ambike, JM Haddad - Physical Therapy, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Common assessment tools for determining therapeutic success in rehabilitation typically
focus on task–based outcomes. Task–based outcomes provide some understanding of the …