Muscle synergies in Parkinson's disease before and after the deep brain stimulation of the bilateral subthalamic nucleus

M Ghislieri, M Lanotte, M Knaflitz, L Rizzi, V Agostini - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The aim of this study is to quantitatively assess motor control changes in Parkinson's
disease (PD) patients after bilateral deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN …

Muscle synergies for the control of single-limb stance with and without visual information in young individuals

L Labanca, M Ghislieri, M Knaflitz, G Barone… - BMC Sports Science …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Single-limb stance is a demanding postural task featuring a high number of daily
living and sporting activities. Thus, it is widely used for training and rehabilitation, as well as …

Analysis of fatigue-induced compensatory movements in bicep curls: Gaining insights for the deployment of wearable sensors

MX Chua, Y Okubo, S Peng, TN Do… - … on Medical Robotics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A common challenge in Bicep Curls rehabilitation is muscle compensation, where patients
adopt alternative movement patterns when the primary muscle group cannot act due to …

[HTML][HTML] An algorithm for choosing the optimal number of muscle synergies during walking

R Ballarini, M Ghislieri, M Knaflitz, V Agostini - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In motor control studies, the 90% thresholding of variance accounted for (VAF) is the
classical way of selecting the number of muscle synergies expressed during a motor task …

Balance and muscle synergies during a single-limb stance task in individuals with chronic ankle instability

M Ghislieri, L Labanca, M Mosca… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The aim of this study was to investigate balance performance and muscle synergies during a
Single-Limb Stance (SLS) task in individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) and a group …

Age‐related differences in the capacity and neuromuscular control of the foot core system during quiet standing

J Lai, Y Ye, D Huang, X Zhang - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The foot core system is essential for upright stability. However, aging‐induced changes in
the foot core function remain poorly understood. The present study aimed to examine age …

Using different matrix factorization approaches to identify muscle synergy in stroke survivors

Y Ma, S Ye, D Zhao, X Liu, L Cao, H Zhou, G Zuo… - Medical Engineering & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past several decades, many scholars have investigated muscle synergy as a
promising tool for evaluating motor function. However, it is challenging to obtain favorable …

Synergy-based estimation of balance condition during walking tests

K Li, H Wang, X Ye, C Zhou - IEEE Transactions on Neural …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the area of human-machine interface research, the continuous estimation of the Center of
Pressure (COP) in the human body can assess users' balance conditions, thereby effectively …

Template-based synergy extrapolation analysis for prediction of muscle excitations

K Li, D Wang, Z Chen, D Guo, S Pan… - Physiological …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Accurate prediction of unmeasured muscle excitations can reduce the required
wearable surface electromyography (sEMG) sensors, which is a critical factor in the study of …

Characteristics of static balance performance in 4-stage balance test in the healthy older adults

T Wang, L Yang, X Li, P Su, D Meng - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background The 4-Stage Balance test is one of the most commonly used tests to
assess balance for older adults. Although it is generally accepted that the four positions …