Soft robotics to enhance upper limb endurance in individuals with multiple sclerosis

N Lotti, F Missiroli, E Galofaro, E Tricomi… - Soft …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous
system and can result in various symptoms, including muscle weakness, spasticity, and …

Interaction between position sense and force control in bimanual tasks

G Ballardini, V Ponassi, E Galofaro, G Carlini… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Several daily living activities require people to coordinate the motion and the
force produced by both arms, using their position sense and sense of effort. However, to …

[HTML][HTML] Force control of pinch grip: Normative data of a holistic evaluation

A Dottor, S Battista, M Job, LG Sansone… - Journal of Hand Therapy, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Pulp pinch (PP) is a vital hand movement involving muscle strength and
sensory integration. Previous research has primarily focused on Maximal Voluntary …

Kinematic assessment of upper limb function in progressive multiple sclerosis

LC Fernandes - 2022 - etheses.whiterose.ac.uk
Upper limb dysfunction is common in multiple sclerosis (MS) with current evaluation
methods relying on capacity assessments and a subjective evaluation of impairment …

UPPER LIMB MOTOR CONTROL IN PEOPLE WITH STROKE: EXPLORING SENSORY AND MOTOR COMPONENTS OF FORWARD MODELS DYSFUNCTIONS

N Vale - 2022 - iris.univr.it
A crucial feature of the upper limb motor control is the possibility of predicting the
consequences of our own movements. The literature suggested that the central nervous …

Assessment and enhancement of proprioception

G Ballardini - 2022 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
In daily living activities, proprioception is fundamental to interact with the environment and
rapidly react to changing circumstances. The ability to coordinate force and position in …

[PDF][PDF] Position sense and force control: assessment in unimanual and bimanual tasks

E Galofaro - 2021 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
Human-environment interactions are common natural occurrences affecting every action.
The environment includes objects whose manipulation requires careful somatosensory …

[PDF][PDF] Force Control in Unimanual and Bimanual Force-Matching Tasks: a Test-Retest Reliability Study.

A Dottor, LG Sansone, S Battista… - … OF THUMB-INDEX …, 2021 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
Background: Within-and between-hand coordination are essential to manipulate objects.
Despite dexterity has been investigated by many tests, there is a lack of evidence evaluating …

[PDF][PDF] Force control of pinch grip: normative data of a multiparametric evaluation

A Dottor, LG Sansone, S Battista… - … OF THUMB-INDEX …, 2021 - tesidottorato.depositolegale.it
Introduction: Pinch strength is a widely used outcome in hand disorders, but it is not
exhaustive in determining impairments of pinch force control. Methods: Here we gathered …