Assessment of the rocker sole shoes on postural stability in patients with type 2 diabetes and distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Assessment of the rocker sole shoes on postural stability in patients with type 2 diabetes and distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy

Objective Distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DPN) is a leading risk factor of developing ulcer, including increased pressures at the forefoot. The rocker sole shoes are prescribed to decrease pressures but could…

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Sensory information treatment during disturbed standing posture in chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathies (CADP)

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Sensory information treatment during disturbed standing posture in chronic acquired demyelinating polyneuropathies (CADP)

Objective As proposed after stroke, the study of reactions to a sensory stimulation allows to a better understanding of postural strategies. Below, we provide the analysis in chronic acquired demyelinating…

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Both stepping on a rotating platform and stepping while voluntarily turning around produce a post-effect consisting in inadvertent turning around while stepping-in-place eyes closed

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Both stepping on a rotating platform and stepping while voluntarily turning around produce a post-effect consisting in inadvertent turning around while stepping-in-place eyes closed

Objective Turning around while stepping in place can be produced voluntarily. One way of producing involuntary turning around while stepping-in-place eyes closed is by training subjects onto a rotating platform…

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Distinction between pathological and functional co-activation during active upper limb movements in hemiparetic children

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Distinction between pathological and functional co-activation during active upper limb movements in hemiparetic children

Objective Children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy (SUCP) have an involved upper limb (IUL) restricted in active range of motion and in velocity when performing elbow extension, due to a…

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Is visual feedback pertinent for gait rehabilitation? Preliminary study of plantar pressure control with visual feedback in healthy people

Apr 20, 2017 by in PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION Comments Off on Is visual feedback pertinent for gait rehabilitation? Preliminary study of plantar pressure control with visual feedback in healthy people

Objective We present a preliminary study of plantar pressure control with visual feedback in healthy volunteers by using internal or external focus attentional focalization. The objectives are to decrease the…

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