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Acu-TENS and Postexercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2011)Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation over acupoints (Acu-TENS) facilitates recovery of resting heart rate after treadmill exercise in healthy subjects. Its effect on postexercise respiratory indices has not been ... -
Adaptation and Generalization to Opposing Perturbations in Walking
(Elsevier Inc., 2013-08)Little is known on how the CNS would select its movement options when a person faces a novel or recurring perturbation of two opposing types (slip or trip) while walking. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine ... -
An Adjunct Intervention for Management of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-02)Objectives: Application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation over acupuncture points (Acu-TENS) is a noninvasive intervention that has recently been shown to alleviate dyspnea in patients with stable chronic ... -
An Adjunct Intervention for Management of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-02)Objectives: Application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation over acupuncture points (Acu-TENS) is a noninvasive intervention that has recently been shown to alleviate dyspnea in patients with stable chronic ... -
Alteration in community-dwelling older adults' level walking following perturbation training
(Elsevier, 2013-09-27)While perturbation training is promising in reducing fall-risk among older adults, its impact on altering their spontaneous gait pattern has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent ... -
Ankle Dorsiflexion, Not Plantarflexion Strength, Predicts the Functional Modility of People with Spastic Hemiplegia
(Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, 2013-06)Objective: To determine the relationships between affected ankle dorsiflexion strength, other ankle muscle strength measurements, plantarflexor spasticity, and Timed "Up & Go" (TUG) times in people with spastic hemiplegia ... -
Ankle dorsiflexor, not plantarflexor strength, predicts the functional mobility of people with spastic hemiplegia
(Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, 2013-06)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationships between affected ankle dorsiflexion strength, other ankle muscle strength measurements, plantarflexor spasticity, and Timed "Up & Go" (TUG) times in people with spastic hemiplegia ... -
Anticipatory postural adjustments in children with hemiplegia and diplegia
(Elsevier, 2011-12)Anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) play an important role in the performance of many activities requiring the maintenance of standing posture. However, little is known about how or if children with cerebral palsy ... -
Association Between Anthropometric Factors and Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults During a Simulated Slip While Walking
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Automatic recognition of falls in gait-slip training: Harness load cell based criteria
(Elsevier, 2011-06-21)Over-head-harness systems, equipped with load cell sensors, are essential to the participants' safety and to the outcome assessment in perturbation training. The purpose of this study was to first develop an automatic ... -
Auxiliary Sensory Cues Improve Automatic Postural Responses in Individuals With Diabetic Neuropathy
(SAGE Publications, 2011-01)Background. A loss of sensation in the lower limbs, observed in individuals with diabetes as well as the elderly, contributes to postural instability, altered gait patterns, increased risk of falling, and decreased quality ... -
Can sacral marker approximate center of mass during gait and slip-fall recovery among community-dwelling older adults?
(Elsevier Inc., 2014-12)Falls are prevalent in older adults. Dynamic stability of body center of mass (COM) is critical for maintaining balance. A simple yet accurate tool to evaluate COM kinematics is essential to examine the COM stability. The ... -
A Catalyst-for-Change Approach to Evaluation Capacity Building
(SAGE Publications, 2011-06)Evaluation capacity building (ECB) has become a popular approach for helping community-based organizations (CBO) to meet their funders’ demands for accountability. This case study reports the ECB process with one staff ... -
Clinical presentation and manual therapy for lower quadrant musculoskeletal conditions
(Maney Publishing, 2011-11)Chronic lower quadrant injuries constitute a significant percentage of the musculoskeletal cases seen by clinicians. While impairments may vary, pain is often the factor that compels the patient to seek medical attention. ... -
Combined Measures of Movement and Force Variability Distinguish Parkinson's Disease from Essential Tremor
(Elsevier, 2011-05-12)Objective: To examine whether behavioral and electrophysiological measures of motor performance accurately differentiate Parkinson’s disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET). Methods: Twenty-four patients (12 PD; 12 ET) ... -
Comparison of the Mini-Balance Evaluations Systems Test with the Berg Balance Scale in relationship to walking speed and motor recovery post stroke
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-08-21)Background: The Mini-BESTest is a recently developed balance assessment tool that incorporates challenging dynamic balance tasks. Few studies have compared the psychometric properties of the Mini-BESTest to the commonly ... -
Concurrent validity of the TIMP and the Bayley III scales at 6 weeks corrected age
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2013-10)Purpose: Examine agreement between the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and the Bayley III. Methods: 145 infants born at 29-34 weeks gestation with socioenvironmental risk factors were tested on the TIMP and Bayley ... -
Divergent modulation of clinical measures of volitional and reflexive motor behaviors following serotonergic medications in human incomplete spinal cord injury
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2013-03)An incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) results in profound impairments in volitional strength and reflex excitability, which contribute to loss of function. Human and animal models suggest that disruption of monoaminergic ... -
Do Older T'ai Chi Practitioners Have Better Attention and Memory Function?
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2010-12)Objectives: Cognitive declines are common in older people and can be a major health issue in an aging world. One type of body-mind exercises, t'ai chi, can be a possible means to help maintaining older adults' cognitive ... -
Early and Late Components of Feed-forward Postural Adjustments to Predictable Perturbations
(Elsevier, 2012-05)Objectives: The purpose was to investigate two types of feed-forward postural adjustments associated with preparation to predictable external perturbations. Methods: Nine subjects stood on a wedge, toes-up or toes-down ...