ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2014
Are movement disorders and sensorimotor injuries pathologic synergies? When normal multi-joint movement synergies become pathologic.
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- The Measure of Motion Similarity for Robotics Application.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A low-dimensional representation of arm movements and hand grip forces in post-stroke individuals.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Muscle activation patterns and muscle synergies reflect different modes of coordination during upper extremity movement.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Investigating the Relationships Between Three Important Functional Tasks Early After Stroke: Movement Characteristics of Sit-To-Stand, Sit-To-Walk, and Walking.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Effects of early rehabilitation nursing on neurological functions and quality of life of patients with ischemic stroke hemiplegia.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Assessment of Upper Limb Movement Impairments after Stroke Using Wearable Inertial Sensing.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Dimensionality analysis of forearm muscle activation for myoelectric control in transradial amputees.PloS one · 2020Article
- Forward to Bernstein: Movement Complexity as a New Frontier.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Review
- Measures of Interjoint Coordination Post-stroke Across Different Upper Limb Movement Tasks.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Article
- Motor modules during adaptation to walking in a powered ankle exoskeleton.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Scaling Our World View: How Monoamines Can Put Context Into Brain Circuitry.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2018Article
- On neuromechanical approaches for the study of biological and robotic grasp and manipulation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2017Review
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Abstract
The intact nervous system has an exquisite ability to modulate the activity of multiple muscles acting at one or more joints to produce an enormous range of actions. Seemingly simple tasks, such as reaching for an object or walking, in fact rely on very complex spatial and temporal patterns of muscle activations. Neurological disorders such as stroke and focal dystonia affect the ability to coordinate multi-joint movements. This article reviews the state of the art of research of muscle synergies in the intact and damaged nervous system, their implications for recovery and rehabilitation, and proposes avenues for research aimed at restoring the nervous system's ability to control movement.
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