Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
A computational musculoskeletal arm model for assessing muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Cross-sectional study in peopleChronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Papers on co-contraction
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Tuesday, March 28
Tuesday, September 27
Journal of Biomechanics
Musculoskeletal adaptation of young and older adults in response to challenging surface conditions
Cross-sectional study in peopleMechanisms
Thursday, May 19
Wednesday, March 2
Gait & Posture
Postural control in response to unilateral and bilateral external perturbations in older adults
Study in peopleMechanisms
Saturday, February 19
Gait & Posture
Lower limb muscle activation in response to balance-perturbed tasks during walking in older adults: A systematic review
Systematic review of observational studiesMuscle
Thursday, February 17
Experimental Brain Research
Normal aging affects unconstrained three-dimensional reaching against gravity with reduced vertical precision and increased co-contraction: a pilot study
Cross-sectional study in peopleMechanisms
Wednesday, December 8
Experimental Gerontology
Decrease in force control among older adults under unpredictable conditions
Cross-sectional study in peopleMechanisms
Monday, December 6
Human Movement Science
The underlying mechanisms of improved balance after one and ten sessions of balance training in older adults
Non-randomized trial in 22 peopleBalance training
Sunday, November 14
Sensors
Effects of Concurrent and Terminal Visual Feedback on Ankle Co-Contraction in Older Adults during Standing Balance
Randomized trial in 19 peopleInterventions
Friday, October 22
Gait & Posture
Metabolic cost and co-contraction during walking at different speeds in young and old adults
Cross-sectional study of 9 peopleMechanisms
Friday, September 10
The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
Effects of gravitational versus iso-inertial resistance training on leg muscle force and metabolic cost of walking in healthy older adults
Randomized trial in 24 peopleResistance training
Friday, September 3
Journal of Biomechanics
Muscle co-contractions are greater in older adults during walking at self-selected speeds over uneven compared to even surfaces
Cross-sectional study of 17 peopleMuscle
Friday, August 6
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
Aging Affects Lower Limb Joint Moments and Muscle Responses to a Split-Belt Treadmill Perturbation
Cross-sectional study in peopleMuscle
Thursday, July 15
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Adaptation of the Compensatory Stepping Response Following Predictable and Unpredictable Perturbation Training
Randomized trial in 33 peopleInterventions
Saturday, May 8
Human Movement Science
Mechanisms of postural control in older adults based on surface electromyography data
Study in peopleMechanisms
Saturday, January 23
Tuesday, January 12
The Journals of Gerontology, Series A
Age-Related Changes in Presynaptic Inhibition During Gait Initiation
Study in peopleMechanisms
Thursday, December 17
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Motor Skill Learning-Induced Functional Plasticity in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex: A Comparison Between Young and Older Adults
Trial in peopleInterventions
Thursday, December 3
Friday, October 2
bioRxiv
The underlying mechanisms of improved balance after one and ten sessions of balance training in older adults
Preprint: trial in peopleInterventions
Friday, August 28
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Fear Priming: A Method for Examining Postural Strategies Associated With Fear of Falling
Trial in peopleMechanisms
Wednesday, May 27
Experimental Brain Research
The effects of aging on the distribution and strength of correlated neural inputs to postural muscles during unperturbed bipedal stance
Study in peopleMechanisms
Thursday, April 9
Experimental Brain Research
Modulation of soleus muscle H-reflexes and ankle muscle co-contraction with surface compliance during unipedal balancing in young and older adults
Study in peopleMechanisms
Wednesday, April 1
Innovation in Aging
Lighten Up! Postural Instructions Affect Static and Dynamic Balance in Healthy Older Adults
Trial in peopleInterventions
Wednesday, January 15
Sports Medicine - Open
Nordic walking training in elderly, a randomized clinical trial. Part II: Biomechanical and metabolic adaptations
Trial in peopleInterventions
Monday, December 23
European Journal of Applied Physiology
Role of a single session of ball throwing exercise on postural control in older adults with mild cognitive impairment
Trial in peopleInterventions
Friday, November 22
PLOS Computational Biology
Anticipatory coadaptation of ankle stiffness and sensorimotor gain for standing balance
Computational studyMechanisms
Friday, October 4
Age and Ageing
The role of attentional focus on walking efficiency among older fallers and non-fallers
Trial in peopleInterventions
Monday, September 2
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology
Middle-aged adults cocontract with arm ADductors during arm ABduction, while young adults do not. Adaptations to preserve pain-free function?
Study in peopleMechanisms
Tuesday, August 6
Gait & Posture
Knee muscle co-contractions are greater in old compared to young adults during walking and stair use
Cross-sectional study of 20 peopleMuscle