Journal: Human Movement Science

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Hum. Mov. Sci.

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0167-9457
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  • Effect of immersive virtual reality on overground gait stability in children with cerebral palsy: A prospective case-control study
    Item type: Journal Article
    Lohss, Regine; Sangeux, Morgan; Visscher, Rosa; et al. (2025)
    Human Movement Science
    Purpose: To evaluate the effect of walking in a virtual world, particularly on a virtual plank at varying heights, on gait stability in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and typical development (TD). Method: Twenty-two participants with CP (13 males; 11 years 2 months) and twenty-four with TD (10 males; 11 years 11 months) were included. After undergoing clinical gait analysis, participants were immersed in VR via a head-mounted display and walked on a virtual plank at varying heights. Linear mixed-effect models were fitted for: margin of stability (MoS), whole-body angular momentum (WBAM), single limb support % (SLS), variability of step length (SLV), stride width (SWV), and kinematics (GaitSD). Fixed effects were group (CP vs. TD), condition (walking in the real world vs. virtual world) and virtual height. Results: GaitSD and SWV were positively correlated with VR, and lateral MoS was negatively correlated. Lateral MoS and coronal WBAM were positively correlated with CP and VR, while anterior MoS and sagittal WBAM were negatively correlated. Lateral MoS was positively correlated with height in CP, while anterior MoS, sagittal WBAM, SLS, SLV and SWV were negatively correlated. Conclusions: Virtual heights induced gait instability, which was more pronounced in CP than TD. WBAM, SLV, and SLS were the most appropriate biomarkers for defining gait instability.
  • Motor skills in kindergarten: Internal structure, cognitive correlates and relationships to background variables
    Item type: Journal Article
    Oberer, Nicole; Gashaj, Venera; Roebers, Claudia M. (2017)
    Human Movement Science
    The present study aimed to contribute to the discussion about the relation between motor coordination and executive functions in preschool children. Specifically, the relation between gross and fine motor skills and executive functions as well as the relation to possible background variables (SES, physical activity) were investigated. Based on the data of N = 156 kindergarten children the internal structure of motor skills was investigated and confirmed the theoretically assumed subdivision of gross and fine motor skills. Both, gross and fine motor skills correlated significantly with executive functions, whereas the background variables seemed to have no significant impact on the executive functions and motor skills. Higher order control processes are discussed as an explanation of the relation between executive functions and motor skills.
  • Multi-segmental thoracic spine kinematics measured dynamically in the young and elderly during flexion
    Item type: Journal Article
    Ignasiak, Dominika; Rüeger, Andrea; Ferguson, Stephen J. (2017)
    Human Movement Science
  • Joint position error after neck protraction-retraction movements in healthy office workers: a cross-sectional study
    Item type: Journal Article
    Pürckhauer, Helen; Rast, Fabian M.; Nicoletti, Corinne; et al. (2020)
    Human Movement Science
  • Quantifying age-related differences in selective voluntary motor control in children and adolescents with three assessments
    Item type: Journal Article
    Fahr, Annina; Keller, Jeffrey W.; Balzer, Julia; et al. (2021)
    Human Movement Science
    Background Neurophysiological development of selective voluntary motor control (SVMC) is assumed but has not been quantified objectively. We assessed SVMC with (i) clinical assessments, (ii) a combination of these assessments with surface electromyography (sEMG) and, (iii) a playful computer game. The aim of this study was to describe and compare age-related differences in SVMC, quantified with these tools, in neurologically intact children, adolescents, and adults. Methods We measured upper and lower extremity SVMC with three assessments in 31 children and adolescents. A sample of 33 and 31 adults provided reference values for the upper and lower extremity assessments, respectively. The Selective Control of the Upper Extremity Scale (SCUES) or the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity (SCALE) were combined with simultaneous sEMG recordings. We quantified SVMC by a similarity index that compared an individual's muscle activation pattern with those of an adult reference group. The SVMC Assessgame required isolated joint movements to steer an avatar and quantified the accuracy of the selective movement and the extent of involuntary movements occurring in not involved joints. Results Results from the conventional clinical assessments correlated low to moderately with age (SCUES: r = 0.55, p = 0.013; SCALE: r = 0.44, p = 0.001), while the correlation between the sEMG based similarity index and age was negligible (r ≤ 0.25). The outcomes of the Assessgame correlated highly with age (r ≥ 0.80, p ≤ 0.001). Older children and adolescents performed movements more accurately and with fewer involuntary movements compared to younger participants. Conclusions The tools assess and quantify SVMC differently, affecting the way they capture age-related differences in SVMC. Some assessments require reference values from neurologically intact children and adolescents to correctly classify impairments of SVMC in patients with neuromotor disorders.
  • Executive functions, visual-motor coordination, physical fitness and academic achievement: Longitudinal relations in typically developing children
    Item type: Journal Article
    Oberer, Nicole; Gashaj, Venera; Roebers, Claudia M. (2018)
    Human Movement Science
    The present longitudinal study included different school readiness factors measured in kindergarten with the aim to predict later academic achievement in second grade. Based on data of N = 134 children, the predictive power of executive functions, visual-motor coordination and physical fitness on later academic achievement was estimated using a latent variable approach. By entering all three predictors simultaneously into the model to predict later academic achievement, significant effects of executive functions and visual-motor coordination on later academic achievement were found. The influence of physical fitness was found to be substantial but indirect via executive functions. The cognitive stimulation hypothesis as well as the automaticity hypothesis are discussed as an explanation for the reported relations.
  • Influence of swing leg movement on running stability
    Item type: Journal Article
    Knuesel, Heidi; Geyer, Hartmut; Seyfarth, Andre (2005)
    Human Movement Science
  • Three-dimensional kinematics of the scapula and trunk, and associated scapular muscle timing in individuals with stroke
    Item type: Journal Article
    Baets, Liesbet De; Deun, Sara Van; Monari, Davide; et al. (2016)
    Human Movement Science
  • Spinal kinematics during gait in healthy individuals across different age groups
    Item type: Journal Article
    Schmid, Stefan; Bruhin, Björn; Ignasiak, Dominika; et al. (2017)
    Human Movement Science
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