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Influence of Recent Standing, Moving, or Sitting on Daytime Ambulatory Blood Pressure

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background There are no recommendations for being seated versus nonseated during ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM). The authors examined how recent standing or moving versus sitting affect average daytime BP on ABPM.
Bethany Barone Gibbs, Matthew F. Muldoon, Molly B. Conroy, Joshua L. Paley, Daichi Shimbo, Subashan Perera   +5 more
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Gait initiation and termination strategies in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2017
Background Gait Initiation (GI) is a functional task representing one of the first voluntary destabilizing behaviours observed in the development of a locomotor pattern as the whole body centre of mass transitions from a large to a small base of support.
Veronica Cimolin, Nicola Cau, Manuela Galli, Cristina Santovito, Graziano Grugni, Paolo Capodaglio   +5 more
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Instrumental or Physical-Exercise Rehabilitation of Balance Improves Both Balance and Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Neural Plasticity, 2018
We hypothesised that rehabilitation specifically addressing balance in Parkinson’s disease patients might improve not only balance but locomotion as well.
Marica Giardini, Antonio Nardone, Marco Godi, Simone Guglielmetti, Ilaria Arcolin, Fabrizio Pisano, Marco Schieppati   +6 more
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Hand Pronation–Supination Movement as a Proxy for Remotely Monitoring Gait and Posture Stability in Parkinson’s Disease

Sensors, 2022
The Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) is a subjective Parkinson’s Disease (PD) physician scoring/monitoring system. To date, there is no single upper limb wearable/non-contact system that can be used objectively to assess all UPDRS-III ...
Yusuf Ozgur Cakmak, Can Olcek, Burak Ozsoy, Prashanna Khwaounjoo, Gunes Kiziltan, Hulya Apaydin, Aysegul Günduz, Ozgur Oztop Cakmak, Sibel Ertan, Yasemin Gursoy-Ozdemir, Didem Gokcay   +10 more
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Wearable Sensor for Assessing Gait and Postural Alterations in Patients with Diabetes: A Scoping Review

Medicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus is considered a serious public health problem due to its high prevalence and related complications, including gait and posture impairments due to neuropathy and vascular alterations and the subsequent ...
Lorenzo Brognara, Antonio Mazzotti, Alberto Di Martino, Cesare Faldini, Omar Cauli   +4 more
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Impact of Somatosensory Input Deficiency on Subjective Visual Vertical Perception in Children With Reading Disorders

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Purpose: Preliminary evidence indicated that children with a reading disorder (RD) may have deviance in their ability to perform high demanding cognitive tasks, such as reading, depending on somatosensory inputs.
Nathalie Goulème, Nathalie Goulème, Richard Delorme, Richard Delorme, Richard Delorme, Philippe Villeneuve, Christophe-Loïc Gérard, Hugo Peyre, Hugo Peyre, Hugo Peyre, Maria Pia Bucci   +10 more
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Using a smartphone app in the measurement of posture-related pupil center shift on centration during corneal refractive surgery

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023
Purpose: Pupil center is an important anchor point in corneal refractive surgery, which may affect by body position. This study investigated the feasibility of using a smartphone application in measurement of posture-related pupil center shifts.Methods ...
Wenbo Cheng, Li Li, Gang Luo, Yan Wang
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Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia, Giulia Reggiani, Elizabeth J. Maran, Maria Elisa Delle Fave, Ilaria Baido, Anna Chiara Frigo, Maria Paola Boaro, Raffaella Colombatti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the relationship between body composition and dietary habits of physically active people with disabilities

Scientific Reports
Physical activity offers numerous physical and mental health benefits for individuals with disabilities, while nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining bodily homeostasis.
Agnieszka Pelc, Katarzyna Walicka-Cupryś, Gabriela Puszkarz, Kamila Styś, Elżbieta Chmiel, Sebastian Wilk, Grzegorz Ludwikowski, Katarzyna Placek   +7 more
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Indicators of body asymmetry in relation to the prevention of scoliosis in first graders

Фізична реабілітація та рекреаційно-оздоровчі технології, 2022
Purpose: the purpose of the study was to increase the validity of the indicator of asymmetry in the frontal plane of the body in relation to the prevention of scoliosis in first graders. Material & Methods: thirty-four students aged six to seven years
Ihor Zanevskyy, Olena Bodnarchuk, Lyudmyla Zanevska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source