Physical activity and sport practice to improve balance control of visually impaired individuals: a narrative review with future perspectives
G Carretti, M Manetti, M Marini - Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Visual disability negatively impacts balance, everyday self-efficacy, and mobility and often
leads affected subjects to perceive physical exercise as a burdensome challenge thus …
leads affected subjects to perceive physical exercise as a burdensome challenge thus …
Neural substrates of spatial processing and navigation in blindness: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis
Even though vision is considered the best suited sensory modality to acquire spatial
information, blind individuals can form spatial representations to navigate and orient …
information, blind individuals can form spatial representations to navigate and orient …
Reactive agility and pitching performance improvement in visually impaired competitive Italian baseball players: an innovative training and evaluation proposal
G Carretti, R Bianco, E Sgambati, M Manetti… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Visual input significantly affects kinesthesis skills and, hence, visually impaired individuals
show less developed sensorimotor control, especially in an unfamiliar outdoor environment …
show less developed sensorimotor control, especially in an unfamiliar outdoor environment …
[HTML][HTML] Adapted Training to Boost Upper Body Sensorimotor Control and Daily Living Functionality in Visually Impaired Baseball Players
G Carretti, F Spano, E Sgambati, M Manetti, M Marini - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: Vision significantly contributes to postural control, balance,
coordination, and body kinematics, thus deeply influencing everyday functionality. Sight …
coordination, and body kinematics, thus deeply influencing everyday functionality. Sight …
Survey on psychological well-being and quality of life in visually impaired individuals: dancesport vs. other sound input-based sports
G Carretti, D Mirandola, E Sgambati, M Manetti… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sport practice has the widely demonstrated potential of promoting well-being and
physical/mental health, especially in disabled individuals. Nowadays, visually impaired …
physical/mental health, especially in disabled individuals. Nowadays, visually impaired …
Reliability of the triangle completion test in the real-world and in virtual reality
Background The triangle completion test has been used to assess egocentric wayfinding for
decades, yet there is little information on its reliability. We developed a virtual reality (VR) …
decades, yet there is little information on its reliability. We developed a virtual reality (VR) …
On the Move: Correlation of Impaired Mobility with Spatial Navigation Ability in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Spatial navigation ability is essential for independent living, and it relies on complex
cognitive and motor processes that are vulnerable to decline in persons with multiple …
cognitive and motor processes that are vulnerable to decline in persons with multiple …
Measuring gait stability in people with multiple sclerosis using different sensor locations and time scales
R Müller, L Schreff, LE Koch, P Oschmann… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The evaluation of local divergence exponent (LDE) has been proposed as a common gait
stability measure in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, differences in methods …
stability measure in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). However, differences in methods …
How path integration abilities of blind people change in different exploration conditions
For animals to locate resources and stay safe, navigation is an essential cognitive skill. Blind
people use different navigational strategies to encode the environment. Path integration …
people use different navigational strategies to encode the environment. Path integration …
Design of Audio-Augmented-Reality-Based O&M Orientation Training for Visually Impaired Children
L Wei, L **, R Gong, Y Yang, X Zhang - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Orientation and Mobility training (O&M) is a specific program that teaches people with vision
loss to orient themselves and travel safely within certain contexts. State-of-the-art research …
loss to orient themselves and travel safely within certain contexts. State-of-the-art research …