Basic locomotor muscle synergies used in land walking are finely tuned during underwater walking

H Yokoyama, T Kato, N Kaneko, H Kobayashi… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Underwater walking is one of the most common hydrotherapeutic exercises. Therefore,
understanding muscular control during underwater walking is important for optimizing …

The number and structure of muscle synergies depend on the number of recorded muscles: a pilot simulation study with opensim

C Brambilla, A Scano - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The muscle synergy approach is used to evaluate motor control and to quantitatively
determine the number and structure of the modules underlying movement. In experimental …

Muscle activation patterns and muscle synergies reflect different modes of coordination during upper extremity movement

X Chen, X Dong, Y Feng, Y Jiao, J Yu… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A core issue in motor control is how the central nervous system generates and selects the
muscle activation patterns necessary to achieve a variety of behaviors and movements …

Effects of body weight support and guidance force settings on muscle synergy during Lokomat walking

Y Cherni, M Hajizadeh, F Dal Maso… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The Lokomat is a robotic device that has been suggested to make gait
therapy easier, more comfortable, and more efficient. In this study, we asked whether the …

The Impact of Nordic Walking Pole Length on Gait Kinematic Parameters

L Russo, G Belli, A Di Blasio, E Lupu, A Larion… - Journal of functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nordic walking (NW) is a popular physical activity used to manage chronic diseases and
maintain overall health and fitness status. This study aimed to compare NW to ordinary …

An intervention of 12 weeks of Nordic walking and recreational walking to improve cardiorespiratory capacity and fitness in older adult women

N Cokorilo, PJ Ruiz-Montero… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of an intervention of 12
weeks in three groups on anthropometric measurement and heart rate (HR) variables …

Margins of stability and trunk coordination during Nordic walking

LA Peyré-Tartaruga, G Boccia, VF Martins… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although it has already been demonstrated that Nordic walking has some peculiar
biomechanical features with respect to walking, the effects on balance and trunk …

Variability of trunk muscle synergies underlying the multidirectional movements and stability trunk motor tasks in healthy individuals

H Saito, H Yokoyama, A Sasaki, K Matsushita… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Muscle synergy analysis is useful for investigating trunk coordination patterns based on the
assumption that the central nervous system reduces the dimensionality of muscle activation …

Nordic walking and free walking improve the quality of life, cognitive function, and depressive symptoms in individuals with Parkinson's disease: a randomized clinical …

E Passos-Monteiro, F B. Schuch, L T. Franzoni… - Journal of functional …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nordic walking's (NW) degree of effectiveness regarding health-related parameters in
people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a subject of debate. While NW seems to improve …

Concerto of movement: how expertise shapes the synergistic control of upper limb muscles in complex motor tasks with varying tempo and dynamics

S Huang, JJ Xie, KYS Lau, R Liu… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. This research aims to reveal how the synergistic control of upper limb muscles
adapts to varying requirements in complex motor tasks and how expertise shapes the motor …