The effect of arm weight support on upper limb muscle synergies during reaching movements

The effect of arm weight support on upper limb muscle synergies during reaching movements

Background Compensating for the effect of gravity by providing arm-weight support (WS) is a technique often utilized in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological conditions such as stroke to facilitate the performance of arm movements during therapy. Although it has been shown that, in health...

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Main Authors: Coscia, Martina (Author), Cheung, Vincent Chi-Kwan (Contributor), Tropea, Peppino (Author), Koenig, Alexander (Author), Monaco, Vito (Author), Bennis, Caoimhe (Author), Micera, Silvestro (Author), Bonato, Paolo (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd, 2014-04-24T19:37:18Z.
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