Article
Neurosciences
Zeren G. Gursoy, Ugur Yilmaz, Huseyin Celik, Pinar Arpinar-Avsar, Sadettin Kirazci
Summary: This study examines the dual task interference of cognitive and postural activities by setting individualized difficulty levels for tasks. The results show that postural sway features are affected by the individualized difficulty level, with more significant reductions observed in challenging postural tasks.
Article
Physiology
Ziga Kozinc, Nebojsa Trajkovic, Darjan Smajla, Nejc Sarabon
Summary: This study investigated the effects of fatigue on postural sway during single-leg standing tasks in young healthy adults. Results showed time interval specific responses to fatigue in postural sway, with different responses between males and females. Additionally, indexes of transient behavior were suggested to potentially detect smaller fatigue-induced changes in postural sway compared to traditional whole-trial estimates.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nicolas Bouisset, Augustin Roland-Gosselin, Maurice Ouaknine, Jean Luc Safin
Summary: This study investigated the postural effects of proprioceptive manipulations in orthograde posture on Non-Specific Low Back Pain patients for the first time. The results showed decreased sway speed and speed variance, without modulation in the main direction of sway, and the patients self-reported improved clinical outcomes after the manipulations.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Dongdong Li, Kohei Kaminishi, Ryosuke Chiba, Kaoru Takakusaki, Masahiko Mukaino, Jun Ota
Summary: This study evaluated postural sway features of post-stroke patients using machine learning clustering, emphasizing the importance of amplitude over frequency in sway measurements. It also found noticeable changes in postural sway patterns with increasing onset days for cerebral hemorrhage patients, compared to less pronounced transitions for cerebral infarction patients. Additionally, the study highlighted age effects on postural sway changes in different cluster groups.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Atefeh Aboutorabi, Mokhtar Arazpour, Mohamad Hadadi, Masoumeh Veiskarami
Summary: Subthreshold vibration applied to the feet can improve balance control in healthy elderly people and people with decreased plantar feet sensation. However, long-term studies are needed to establish the clinical value of subthreshold vibration on balance control.
JOURNAL OF PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Federico Arippa, Athena Nguyen, Massimiliano Pau, Carisa Harris-Adamson
Summary: Sedentary behavior and prolonged sitting are associated with cardiometabolic diseases and musculoskeletal discomfort. Interrupting prolonged sitting with short periods of standing can maintain sitting movement patterns and reduce musculoskeletal discomfort.
APPLIED ERGONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Neil Anderson, Chris Button, Peter Lamb
Summary: The proficiency of fundamental movement skill (FMS) is influenced by both maturation and diverse perceptual-motor experiences during childhood. This study investigates the potential changes to postural control in children after an educational gymnastics course. The results show that educational gymnastics enables children to make more rapid improvements to postural performance and control. Additionally, there are differences in postural control changes between males and females over a 3-month period.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Federico Arippa, Bruno Leban, Paolo Fadda, Gianfranco Fancello, Massimiliano Pau
Summary: Professional bus drivers experience increased trunk sway as driving progresses, with a statistically significant increase observed after approximately 70 minutes of continuous driving. Body-seat pressure data can be used as markers for discomfort and fatigue onset in this population.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Steven Phu, Michela Persiani, Brandon Tan, Matthew Brodie, Simon Gandevia, Daina L. Sturnieks, Stephen R. Lord
Summary: This study examined the effects of optic flow stimuli presented in different directions on postural stability in young and older adults. The results showed that optic flow stimuli increased postural sway and muscle activity, with a greater impact on older adults, particularly in the mediolateral plane for those at high risk of falls.
EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Physiology
Patrik Ivusza, Tibor Hortobagyi, Balazs Sebesi, Balazs Gaspar, Adam Fesues, Matyas Varga, Vanessza Malmos, Mark Vaczi
Summary: This study compared the acute effects of randomized and blocked lower-extremity proprioceptive training on balance and postural adjustments. The results showed no significant difference in balance and postural control between randomized and blocked training in healthy young adults, but the improvements were test-specific.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Daniel D. Hodgson, Jordan A. King, Osman Darici, Brian H. Dalton, Taylor W. Cleworth, Tyler Cluff, Ryan M. Peters
Summary: This study found that virtual reality can modulate upright postural control, but standing balance in real and virtual environments may involve different neural control states.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Yunju Lee, Rachel Badr, Brianna Bove, Patrick Jewett, Meri Goehring
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of different types of walkers on postural control in single limb stance, finding that both walker type and leg dominance significantly affected postural control in the anterior-posterior direction during balance perturbance.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Justyna Michalska, Rafal Zajac, Krzysztof Szydlo, Dagmara Gerasimuk, Kajetan J. Slomka, Grzegorz Juras
Summary: Balance is crucial for success in various disciplines, with biathlon being a representative example. A stable posture is important for shooting scores. This study investigated the effects of biathlon training on postural control and found that biathletes exhibited different motor control strategies compared to beginners and a control group. External and internal focus during shooting influenced postural control. Biathletes demonstrated more regular patterns in maintaining balance during shooting and aiming at the target, indicating specific balance training is associated with the ability to handle challenging tasks.
Article
Neurosciences
Ashwini Sansare, Hendrik Reimann, Jeremy Crenshaw, Maelyn Arcodia, Khushboo Verma, Samuel C. K. Lee
Summary: Sub threshold electrical noise can slightly improve walking balance control in individuals with cerebral palsy (CP). Stochastic Resonance (SR) stimulation, through enhanced proprioception, may have improved the CP group's awareness of body motion during walking, leading to a more conservative stability strategy to prevent falls.
Review
Neurosciences
Maria Pia Bucci, Philippe Villeneuve
Summary: This article reviews recent studies on postural control, specifically focusing on the role of foot and visual inputs in a static postural stance. The authors performed a search and synthesis of articles from electronic databases such as Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO, PubMed, and ResearchGate published until 2021. The aim of this review is to provide reference values for future studies on postural control in both healthy individuals and patients, and to encourage the development of protocols that consider the specificity of different systems responsible for human balance control.
Article
Sport Sciences
Amanda S. Ferreira, Danilo de Oliveira Silva, Deisi Ferrari, Fernando H. Magalhaes, Evangelos Pappas, Ronaldo Briani, Marcella F. Pazzinatto, Fabio M. de Azevedo
Summary: The study compared knee extension and hip abduction force steadiness and maximal strength between women with patellofemoral pain (PFP) and pain-free women, finding lower force steadiness in PFP patients. The results suggest that treating PFP should not only focus on improving knee and hip muscle strength, but also on enhancing force steadiness.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Jumes Leopoldino Oliveira Lira, Carlos Ugrinowitsch, Daniel Boari Coelho, Luis Augusto Teixeira, Andrea Cristina de Lima-Pardini, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Egberto Reis Barbosa, Fay B. Horak, Carla Silva-Batista
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
(2020)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Amanda Vitoria Lacerda De Araujo, Felipe Piccarone Goncalves Ribeiro, Thais Massetti, Kelsey A. Potter-Baker, Mar Cortes, Ela Bhatt Plow, Talita Dias Da Silva, James Tonks, Renato Anghinah, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Felipe Fregni, Carlos Bandeira De Mello Monteiro
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Alice Haniuda Moliterno, Fernanda Vieira Bezerra, Louanne Angelica Pires, Sarah Santos Roncolato, Talita Dias da Silva, Thais Massetti, Deborah Cristina Goncalves Luiz Fernani, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro, Maria Tereza Artero Prado Dantas
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Ronaldo Valdir Briani, Jordan Cannon, Marina Cabral Waiteman, Ruben de Faria Negrao Filho, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Fabio Micolis de Azevedo
Summary: The exacerbation of patellofemoral pain led to altered knee and ankle mechanics during stair negotiation in women with PFP, but did not result in changes in trunk, hip, and knee kinematics or hip extensor moment.
Editorial Material
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro, Helen Dawes, Nancy Mayo, Johnny Collett, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes
BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Marina Cabral Waiteman, Ana Flavia Balotari Botta, Vitoria Ozores Perez, Danilo de Oliveira Silva, Marcella Ferraz Pazzinatto, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Fabio Micolis de Azevedo, Ronaldo Valdir Briani
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between spinal excitability and neuromuscular control in women with patellofemoral pain. The findings suggest that there is a relationship between the spinal excitability and knee extensor strength and torque steadiness, but not with dynamic torques and moments of the knee extensors.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2022)
Letter
Neurosciences
Jumes Leopoldino Oliveira Lira, Carlos Ugrinowitsch, Daniel Boari Coelho, Luis Augusto Teixeira, Andrea Cristina de Lima-Pardini, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Egberto Reis Barbosa, Fay B. Horak, Carla Silva-Batista
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Marcos Camargo da Silva, Cristiano Rocha da Silva, Felipe Fava de Lima, Jessica Rodriguez Lara, Jackson Paiva Gustavson, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes
Summary: This study investigated the differences in response between expert acrobatic gymnasts and non-trained individuals in a single-legged stance task, both before and after inducing fatigue in the ankle plantarflexor muscles. The results showed that although there were no significant differences in balance stability between the two groups, the acrobatic gymnasts used different neuromuscular control strategies after fatigue.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Francisca Antonia Almeida de Carvalho Guerreiro, Talita Dias da Silva, Fatima L. S. Nunes, Amanda Funabashi, Renan Vinicius Aranha, Willian Severino Silva, Shayan Bahadori, Francis Meire Favero, Tania Brusque Crocetta, Marcelo Massa, Judith E. Deutsch, Carlos Bandeira de Mello Monteiro, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the improvement in reaction and movement times of poststroke individuals and healthy controls while practicing a serious game task using upper limb movements. Results showed that both groups demonstrated enhanced performance across all variables, with poststroke individuals exhibiting better movement times compared to reaction times. In conclusion, using nonimmersive serious games for upper limb movements can enhance motor performance in reaction and movement times for both healthy individuals and those poststroke.
GAMES FOR HEALTH JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Jessica Rodrigues Lara, Cristiano Rocha da Silva, Felipe Fava de Lima, Marcos Camargo da Silva, Andre Fabio Kohn, Leonardo Abdala Elias, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes
Summary: This study investigated whether postural tasks involving light fingertip touch would increase attentional demands, and if so, whether it would be reflected in measures of COP regularity. The results showed that postural steadiness and COP regularity were reduced during touch conditions compared to no-touch conditions, suggesting that actively touching an external surface with the fingertip might generate an externally oriented focus of attention, leading to a more automatic control of posture.
Article
Biophysics
Ronaldo Valdir Briani, Jordan Cannon, Matheus Henrique Maiolini Ducatti, Liliam Barbuglio Del Priore, Ana Flavia Balotari Botta, Fernando Henrique Magalha, Fabio Micolis Azevedo
Summary: The exacerbation of PFP in women led to a shift in coordination patterns, with less reliance on knee-dominant patterns and more use of trunk-forward patterns during stair negotiation. Hip-knee impulse ratio increased, suggesting a strategy to distribute more load to the hip joint and less to the knee joint in order to manage pain.
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Laura Tosini, Ana Carolina Gomes, Daniela M. Corbetta, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Cassio M. M. Meira Jr
Summary: The principle of Fitts' law suggests that movement difficulty increases with distance and width of targets, especially when touching two parallel targets quickly. Understanding the differences in motor and gaze behaviors between extroverts and introverts is important for the development of sensor-based interfaces for games and rehabilitation. This study investigated these differences in a computer task and found that introverts had longer visual fixations and reduced pupil diameter variability, suggesting unique gaze behavior. However, there were no significant differences in speed and accuracy performance between extroverts and introverts.
Proceedings Paper
Engineering, Biomedical
M. C. da Silva, C. R. da Silva, F. F. de Lima, J. R. Lara, J. P. Gustavson, F. H. Magalhaes
Summary: This study compared the modulation of EMG parameters during muscle fatigue between trained gymnasts and healthy untrained controls. The results showed differences in muscle activation patterns between gymnasts and untrained controls, indicating different neuromuscular control strategies.
XXVII BRAZILIAN CONGRESS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, CBEB 2020
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Solival Santos Filho, Daniel Boari Coelho, Carlos Ugrinowitsch, Caroline Ribeiro de Souza, Fernando Henrique Magalhaes, Andrea Cristina de Lima-Pardini, Eden Marcos Braga de Oliveira, Eugenia Mattos, Luis Augusto Teixeira, Carla Silva-Batista
Summary: The study found that older adults showed higher levels of presynaptic inhibition, longer duration, and lower amplitude of anticipatory postural adjustments during gait initiation compared to young adults; older adults also had higher co-contraction ratio in both tasks. Correlations were found between presynaptic inhibition levels and APA amplitude, as well as co-contraction ratio during gait initiation, in older adults but not in young adults.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)