Results 251 to 260 of about 296,117 (304)

Respiratory Muscle Coordination

Comprehensive Physiology, 1986
Abstract The sections in this article are: Physiological Aspects of Respiratory Muscle Coordination Techniques for Evaluating Respiratory Muscle Activity and Coordination Electromyography
A. E. Grassino, M. D. Goldman
openaire   +1 more source

Muscle Coordination Patterns for Efficient Cycling

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2012
Cycling is a repetitive activity using coordinated muscle recruitment patterns to apply force to the pedals. With more muscles available for activation than required, some patterns produce high power, whereas some are more efficient. The purpose of this study was to identify relationships between muscle coordination and factors affecting muscle ...
Ollie M, Blake, Yvan, Champoux, James M, Wakeling   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Muscle Coordination and Locomotion in Humans

Current Pharmaceutical Design, 2017
Locomotion is a semi-automatic daily task. Several studies show that muscle activity is fairly stereotyped during normal walking. Nevertheless, each human leg contains over 50 muscles and locomotion requires flexibility in order to adapt to different conditions as, for instance, different speeds, gaits, turning, obstacle avoidance, altered gravity ...
Sylos Labini, F, Zago, M, Guertin, Pa, LACQUANITI, FRANCESCO, Ivanenko, Yp   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Do Muscles Matter for Coordinated Action?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2004
This article investigates coordination stability when 2 fingers of each hand periodically tap together. The main question concerns the functional origin of the symmetry tendency, which has widely been conceived as a bias toward coactivation of homologous fingers and homologous muscular portions. In Experiment 1, the symmetry tendency was independent of
Franz, Mechsner, Giinther, Knoblich, Franz, Mechsner   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Muscle Coordination: The Discussion Continues

Motor Control, 2000
In this response, the major criticisms of the target article are addressed. Terminology from the target article that may have caused some confusion is clarified. In particular, the tasks that have the basic features of muscle coordination, as identified in the target article, have been limited in scope.
openaire   +2 more sources

Some Mechanical Considerations on Muscle Coordination

Motor Control, 2000
This commentary emphasizes three points of discussion. (a) The terminology: The terms multifunctional, synergisic, antagonistic muscles, and synergistic and antagonistic coactivations are discussed and the conclusion is drawn that they could not be used without mentioning the particular joint motion. (b) The importance of the external joint moments for
openaire   +2 more sources

TWO-MUSCLE COORDINATION VERSUS NATURAL TREADMILL LOCOMOTION

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1988
When a single-muscle learned behavior was superimposed upon natural human treadmill locomotion, in previous work, it operated as a self-contained behavioral unit. The new behavior altered some features, however, of ongoing stepping patterns. These findings prompted broader consideration of how individual muscle actions combine to form large, patterned ...
M C, Wetzel, D L, Pierce
openaire   +2 more sources

Respiratory muscle coordination in acute spinal dogs

Respiration Physiology, 1996
Our objectives were (1) to test whether respiratory muscles of spinal dogs can generate the alternating pattern of activation seen in intact animals and (2) to characterize the responsiveness of spinal rhythms to mechanical ventilation. We recorded the electromyographic activities of inspiratory muscles (diaphragm and parasternal intercostals) and ...
M A, Reinoso, G C, Sieck, R D, Hubmayr
openaire   +2 more sources

Changes in muscle coordination with training

Journal of Applied Physiology, 2006
Three core concepts, activity-dependent coupling, the composition of muscle synergies, and Hebbian adaptation, are discussed with a view to illustrating the nature of the constraints imposed by the organization of the central nervous system on the changes in muscle coordination induced by training.
openaire   +3 more sources

Muscle Function and Coordination of Stair Ascent

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 2017
Stair ascent is an activity of daily living and necessary for maintaining independence in community environments. One challenge to improving an individual's ability to ascend stairs is a limited understanding of how lower-limb muscles work in synergy to perform stair ascent.
Nicole G, Harper, Jason M, Wilken, Richard R, Neptune   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources