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Balance Perturbations as a Measurement Tool for Trunk Impairment in Cross-Country Sit Skiing
2018
In cross-country sit-skiing, the trunk plays a crucial role in propulsion generation and balance maintenance. Trunk stability is evaluated by automatic responses to unpredictable perturbations; however, electromyography is challenging. The aim of this study was to identify a measure to group sit-skiers according to their ability to control the trunk. Seated in their competitive sit-ski, 10 male and 5 female Paralympic sit-skiers received 6 forward and 6 backward unpredictable perturbations in random order. k-means clustered trunk position at rest, delay to invert the trunk motion, and trunk range of motion significantly into 2 groups. In conclusion, unpredictable perturbations might quantif…
Cortical Proprioceptive Processing Is Altered by Aging
2018
Proprioceptive perception is impaired with aging, but little is known about aging-related deterioration of proprioception at the cortical level. Corticokinematic coherence (CKC) between limb kinematic and magnetoencephalographic (MEG) signals reflects cortical processing of proprioceptive afference. We, thus, compared CKC strength to ankle movements between younger and older subjects, and examined whether CKC predicts postural stability. Fifteen younger (range 18-31 years) and eight older (66-73 years) sedentary volunteers were seated in MEG, while their right and left ankle joints were moved separately at 2 Hz (for 4 min each) using a novel MEG-compatible ankle-movement actuator. Coherence…
Use of arms - influence to human balance during perturbation
2014
Tämän Pro gradu –tutkielman tarkoituksena oli selvittää, miten käsien käyttäminen tai käyttämättömyys vaikuttaa ihmisen tasapainon korjaamiseen äkillisessä horjutus (häiriö) tilanteessa. Tutkimukseen osallistui viisi vapaaehtoista koehenkilöä (32 +/- 11 vuotta). Tutkimuksen testiprotokollassa tasapainon korjaamiseksi häiriötilanteessa, henkilö asetettiin seisoman juoksumaton päälle, joka liikahti 0.2 metriä eteenpäin, anterior-suunnassa (nopeus 0.24 m/s). Tutkimuksessa käytettiin kahta eri tilaa: kädet ja ei kädet –tila, missä koehenkilö sulki kätensä vartalon eteen puuhkaan. Tasapainoa mitattiin juoksumaton voimalevyltä ja koehenkilön painopisteen muutokset…
P 042 - Gait complexity quantified using inertial measurement units in children with cerebral palsy
2018
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have various gait impairments, and consequently their gait is less stable compared to typically developed (TD) controls. Gait kinematics are also affected more in CP than TD by concurrent dual and cognitive tasks. Inertial measurement units (IMU) provide efficient tool to quantify gait stability, but the practical value of IMU based gait assessment has not been tested in children with CP. nonPeerReviewed
The gait is less stable in children with cerebral palsy in normal and dual-task gait compared to typically developed peers
2021
There is limited evidence about gait stability and its alteration by concurrent motor and cognitive tasks in children with cerebral palsy (CP). We examined gait stability and how it is altered by constrained cognitive or motor task in CP and their typically developed (TD) controls. Gait kinematics were recorded using inertial-measurement units (IMU) from 18 patients with hemiplegia (13.5 +/- 2.4 years), 12 with diplegia (13.0 +/- 2.1 years), and 31 TD controls (13.5 +/- 2.2 years) during unconstrained gait, and motor (carrying a tray) and cognitive (word naming) task constrained gait at preferred speed (similar to 400 steps/task). Step duration, its standard deviation and refined-compound-m…
P 042 - Gait complexity quantified using inertial measurement units in children with cerebral palsy
2018
Abstract Children with cerebral palsy (CP) have gait impairments, and their gait is affected by concurrent tasks. We used inertial measurement units (IMU) to quantify CP-related gait complexity alterations, and identify effects of dual tasks on gait variability from 12 children with CP and 23 typically developed (TD) controls. The data were collected for normal and dual-tasks (motor; carrying a tray, cognitive; word naming) during walking. Step duration and adjusted multiscale entropy (MSE) index were computed. In overall, children with CP had shorter step duration and greater gait complexity than TD. Gait complexity was higher in vertical direction during the cognitive than normal and moto…
Koordinaatio, ketteryys ja dynaaminen tasapaino suomalaisilla urheiluseurassa urheilevilla nuorilla
2016
Liikuntataitojen oppiminen on yksi liikuntakasvatuksen tärkeimmistä tavoitteista. Hyvät lii-kuntataidot auttavat liikunnallisen elämäntavan omaksumisessa ja arjessa selviytymisessä. Tämän tutkimuksen tavoitteena on tutkia suomalaisten urheiluseurassa urheilevien lasten ja nuorten koordinaatiota, ketteryyttä ja dynaamista tasapainoa KTK-testillä (Körperkoor-dinationstest für Kinder) mitattuna. Tutkimuksen aineistona käytettiin sekundaariaineistoa, jossa 8–19-vuotiaita (n=1097, poikia 364, tyttöjä 733, ka 12,58 ± 1,80 vuotta) urheiluseurassa urheilevia lapsia ja nuoria oli mitattu KTK-testillä. Aineisto kerättiin syksyn 2013 ja kevään 2014 aikana ja kyseessä on poikkileikkaustutkimus. Aineist…
School-Age Children's Actual Motor Competence and Perceived Physical Competence: A 3-Yr Follow-up.
2022
Purpose This study examined school-aged children’s actual motor competence (MC) and perceived physical competence (PC) over three years along with the covariate effects of gender and body mass index (BMI). Methods Participants were 1 121 (girls 573, boys 548) children (Mage 11.26 ± .32) from 35 randomly selected public schools across Finland. MC was assessed using three movement tests targeting locomotor, stability, and object control skills, and PC was assessed using the sport competence subscale of the Physical Self-Perception Profile via four-phase monitoring. Results MC and PC remained stable over time. Of the three variables, locomotor skills showed the strongest association with PC. L…
Promoting safe walking among older people : the effects of a physical and cognitive training intervention vs. physical training alone on mobility and…
2018
Abstract Background Safe and stable walking is a complex process involving the interaction of neuromuscular, sensory and cognitive functions. As physical and cognitive functions deteriorate with ageing, training of both functions may have more beneficial effects on walking and falls prevention than either alone. This article describes the study design, recruitment strategies and interventions of the PASSWORD study investigating whether a combination of physical and cognitive training (PTCT) has greater effects on walking speed, dual-task cost in walking speed, fall incidence and executive functions compared to physical training (PT) alone among 70–85-year-old community-dwelling sedentary or…
Long-term strength and balance training in prevention of decline in muscle strength and mobility in older adults
2018
Background. Reductions in muscle strength and poor balance may lead to mobility limitations in older age. Aims. We assessed the effects of long-term once-weekly strength and balance training (SBT) on muscle strength and physical functioning in a community-based sample of older adults. Methods. 182 individuals [130 women and 52 men, mean age 80 (SD ± 3.9) years] underwent supervised SBT as part of the Geriatric Multidisciplinary Strategy for the Good Care of the Elderly study. Training was offered once a week for 2.3 years. Isometric knee extension and flexion strength, chair rise, maximal walking speed, timed up and go (TUG) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) were measured at baseline, after 2-ye…