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View article: OP0176 IDENTIFICATION OF INFLAMMATORY AND NON-INFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT PSA PATIENTS USING CLINICAL AND SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS
OP0176 IDENTIFICATION OF INFLAMMATORY AND NON-INFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT PSA PATIENTS USING CLINICAL AND SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS Open
View article: Children With Fragile X Syndrome Display a Switch Towards Fast Fibres in Their Recruitment Strategy During Gait
Children With Fragile X Syndrome Display a Switch Towards Fast Fibres in Their Recruitment Strategy During Gait Open
Background Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder caused by the lack of FMRP, a crucial protein for brain development and function. FMR1 mutations are categorized into premutation and full mutation (FXSFull), with somatic mosaicism…
View article: Impact of Cognitive Distraction on Driving Performance and Safety in Older Adults: A Cluster Analysis of Age and Gender Differences
Impact of Cognitive Distraction on Driving Performance and Safety in Older Adults: A Cluster Analysis of Age and Gender Differences Open
View article: Effects of a proprioceptive focal stimulation (Equistasi®) on reducing the biomechanical risk factors associated with ACL injury in female footballers
Effects of a proprioceptive focal stimulation (Equistasi®) on reducing the biomechanical risk factors associated with ACL injury in female footballers Open
Introduction Football presents a high rate of lower limb injuries and high incidence of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) rupture, especially in women. Due to this there is the need to optimize current prevention programs. This study aims t…
View article: Center of mass-based posturography for free living environment applications
Center of mass-based posturography for free living environment applications Open
A method to perform posturography tracking the movement of the 5th lumbar vertebra as an approximation of center of mass has been presented and validated. The method requires the solely kinematic tracking of one anatomical landmark with no…
View article: The Effect of Custom Insoles on Muscle Activity in Diabetic Individuals with Neuropathy
The Effect of Custom Insoles on Muscle Activity in Diabetic Individuals with Neuropathy Open
Foot ulcers are amongst the most serious complications of diabetes. Guidelines recommend that people with diabetes wear appropriate footwear or insoles to reduce repetitive stresses. Excessive plantar pressure has been recognized as the ma…
View article: Could Proprioceptive Stimuli Change Saddle Pressure on Male Cyclists during Different Hand Positions? An Exploratory Study of the Effect of the Equistasi® Device
Could Proprioceptive Stimuli Change Saddle Pressure on Male Cyclists during Different Hand Positions? An Exploratory Study of the Effect of the Equistasi® Device Open
When pedaling, the excessive pressure on the seat has the potential to produce injuries and this can strongly affect sport performance. Recently, a large effort has been dedicated to the reduction of the pressure occurring at the saddle re…
View article: EMG analysis across different tasks improves prevention screenings in diabetes: a cluster analysis approach
EMG analysis across different tasks improves prevention screenings in diabetes: a cluster analysis approach Open
The aim of this work was twofold: on one side to determine the most suitable parameters of surface electromyography (sEMG) to classify diabetic subjects with and without neuropathy and discriminate them from healthy controls and second to …
View article: Reliability and Repeatability of ACL Quick Check®: A Methodology for on Field Lower Limb Joint Kinematics and Kinetics Assessment in Sport Applications
Reliability and Repeatability of ACL Quick Check®: A Methodology for on Field Lower Limb Joint Kinematics and Kinetics Assessment in Sport Applications Open
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) lesion represents one of the most dramatic sport injuries. Even though clinical screenings aiming at identifying subjects at risk of injuries are gaining popularity, the use of sophisticated equipment still…
View article: Towards the Use of Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling in Clinical Practice: A Feasibility Study in Parkinson Disease Patients
Towards the Use of Neuromusculoskeletal Modeling in Clinical Practice: A Feasibility Study in Parkinson Disease Patients Open
View article: Feasibility and Reliability Assessment of Video-Based Motion Analysis and Surface Electromyography in Children with Fragile X during Gait
Feasibility and Reliability Assessment of Video-Based Motion Analysis and Surface Electromyography in Children with Fragile X during Gait Open
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), the leading form of inherited intellectual disability and autism, is characterized by specific musculoskeletal conditions. We hypothesized that gait analysis in FXS could be relevant for the evaluation of motor co…
View article: Electromyography-informed modeling for estimating muscle activation and force alterations in Parkinson’s disease
Electromyography-informed modeling for estimating muscle activation and force alterations in Parkinson’s disease Open
Electromyography (EMG)-driven neuromusculoskeletal modeling (NMSM) enables simulating the mechanical function of multiple muscle-tendon units as controlled by nervous system in the generation of complex movements. In the context of clinica…
View article: The Design and Simulation of a 16-Sensors Plantar Pressure Insole Layout for Different Applications: From Sports to Clinics, a Pilot Study
The Design and Simulation of a 16-Sensors Plantar Pressure Insole Layout for Different Applications: From Sports to Clinics, a Pilot Study Open
The quantification of plantar pressure distribution is widely done in the diagnosis of lower limbs deformities, gait analysis, footwear design, and sport applications. To date, a number of pressure insole layouts have been proposed, with d…
View article: Relationship between Muscular Activity and Postural Control Changes after Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) in Middle-Moderate Parkinson’s Disease Patients: An Explorative Study
Relationship between Muscular Activity and Postural Control Changes after Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) in Middle-Moderate Parkinson’s Disease Patients: An Explorative Study Open
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Equistasi®, a wearable device, on the relationship between muscular activity and postural control changes in a sample of 25 Parkinson’s disease (PD) subjects. Gait analysis was carrie…
View article: Effects of Rapid Palatal Expansion on Chewing Biomechanics in Children with Malocclusion: A Surface Electromyography Study
Effects of Rapid Palatal Expansion on Chewing Biomechanics in Children with Malocclusion: A Surface Electromyography Study Open
Malocclusion during childhood may affect both morphology and masticatory function and could greatly affect the subsequent growth and development of the jaws and face. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of surface elec…
View article: Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) May Improve the Quality of Gait in Middle-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Patients. Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Randomized, Crossover, Italian Multicentric Study
Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation (Equistasi®) May Improve the Quality of Gait in Middle-Moderate Parkinson's Disease Patients. Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Randomized, Crossover, Italian Multicentric Study Open
Objective: The object of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of Proprioceptive Focal Stimulation on Gait in middle-advanced Parkinson (PD) patients by a crossover, randomized, double Blind double dummy study using Equistasi®, a n…
View article: Novel subgroups of diabetic patients with and without neuropathy and their association with clinical outcomes: a 15 years follow up study based on gait analysis driven cluster analysis
Novel subgroups of diabetic patients with and without neuropathy and their association with clinical outcomes: a 15 years follow up study based on gait analysis driven cluster analysis Open
View article: A methodological framework for detecting ulcers’ risk in diabetic foot subjects by combining gait analysis, a new musculoskeletal foot model and a foot finite element model
A methodological framework for detecting ulcers’ risk in diabetic foot subjects by combining gait analysis, a new musculoskeletal foot model and a foot finite element model Open
View article: Relationship between sagittal plane kinematics, foot morphology and vertical forces applied to three regions of the foot
Relationship between sagittal plane kinematics, foot morphology and vertical forces applied to three regions of the foot Open
Kinetic analysis of human motion with a multi-segment musculoskeletal foot model requires the distribution of loading applied to the modeled foot segments to be determined. This work thus examines the existence of any correlation between i…