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Cough-Anal Reflex May Be the Expression of a Pre-Programmed Postural Action

open access: yesFrontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017
When coughing, an involuntary contraction of the external anal sphincter occurs, in order to prevent unwanted leakages or sagging of the pelvis muscular wall.
Paolo Cavallari   +3 more
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Depressive symptoms and axial motor disorders in individuals with Parkinson's disease: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022
Background Depression is an important nonmotor symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD) and has been associated with the motor symptoms in these individuals.
Nathalie Ribeiro Artigas   +7 more
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The tongue, mandible, hyoid system

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Translational Myology, 2017
The craniocervical-mandibular system works in harmony and allows different functional tasks as the postural control of the cervical region. This system is formed by the temporomandibular joint, the masticatory muscles and ligaments connecting the ...
Giuseppe Messina
doaj   +1 more source

Development and evaluation of a facile mesh-to-surface tool for customised wheelchair cushions

open access: yes3D Printing in Medicine, 2023
Background Custom orthoses are becoming more commonly prescribed for upper and lower limbs. They require some form of shape-capture of the body parts they will be in contact with, which generates an STL file that designers prepare for manufacturing.
Susan Nace   +3 more
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CHARACTERISTICS OF BODY POSTURE IN THE SAGITTAL PLANE AND FITNESS OF FIRST-FORM PUPILS FROM RURAL AREAS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Purpose: to find correlations between characteristics of body posture in the sagittal plane and fitness and endurance of first-form children from rural areas. Material: an analysis of more than 30 sources of scientific and educational literature. Results:
Muszkieta Radosław   +3 more
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Changes in Habitual and Active Sagittal Posture in Children and Adolescents with and without Visual Input – Implications for Diagnostic Analysis of Posture [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: Poor posture in children and adolescents has a prevalence of 22-65% and is suggested to be responsible for back pain. To assess posture, photometric imaging of sagittal posture is widely used, but usually only habitual posture positions
Oliver Ludwig   +4 more
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Music College Students’ International Posture

open access: yes, 2021
Developing Japanese youth with a global mindset has become an important agenda of the country. The current study explored Japanese college students’ readiness to international communication and exchanges with a construct, international posture, proposed ...
4351   +6 more
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Probing the posture with machine learning provides physiological evidence supporting the enhanced body awareness hypothesis in trait mindfulness

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2022
Enhanced body awareness has been suggested as one of the cognitive mechanisms that characterize mindfulness. Yet neuroscience literature still lacks strong empirical evidence to support this claim.
Charles Verdonk   +6 more
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Scientific basis of the OCRA method for risk assessment of biomechanical overload of upper limb, as preferred method in ISO standards on biomechanical risk factors

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2018
We are writing in regards to Armstrong et al`s recent discussion paper (1), which addresses the scientific basis of ISO standards on biomechanical risk factors and more specifically the OCRA methodology.
Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of posture, spinal mobility and EMG data in patients with spinal stenosis

open access: yesBaltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 2022
Introduction: This study aims to analyze the difference in muscle activation, posture and vertebral mobility values between healthy individuals and patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Material and Methods: This study involved 48 lumbar spinal stenosis (
Ahu ZILELI, Tamer ÇANKAYA
doaj   +1 more source

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