Trunk Muscle Coordination During Upward and Downward Reaching in Stroke Survivors

• Published in: Motor control Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 50
• Main Authors: Gera, Geetanjali, McGlade, Kelsey E, Reisman, Darcy S, Scholz, John Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Arm - physiology; Ataxia - physiopathology; Biomechanical Phenomena; Case-Control Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Movement - physiology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Psychomotor Performance - physiology; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke Rehabilitation; Torso - physiology

In this study, we investigated deficits in coordination of trunk muscle modes involved in the stabilization of the trunk's trajectory for reaching upward and downward beyond functional arm length. Trunk muscle activity from 10 stroke survivors (8 men, 2 women; 64.1 ± 10.5 years old) and 9 healt...