Quantitative evaluation of functional limitation of upper limb movements in subjects affected by ataxia

Menegoni, Francesco; Milano, Eva; Trotti, Chiara; Galli, Manuela; Bigoni, Matteo; Baudo, S.; Mauro, Alessandro

doi:10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02396.x

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“…15 Most previous attempts to measure cerebellar ataxia severity have focused on fluctuation, movement oscillation, or increased time to complete a specific manual task. 4,6,16 However, any one of these tests does not identify ataxia because these abnormalities may reflect reduced performance associated with other motor disorders. The aim of this study was to identify cerebellar ataxia and identify major pathological movement components related to ataxia severity.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…CVs for the pen-tip velocity variability parameter were 16.5% to 21.4% (mean = 18.2%, SD = 1.5%), and CV of those means for 10 trials was 18.1%. CVs of the track shape variability parameter were 12.5% to 16.7% (mean = 14.0%, SD = 1.3%), and CV of those means for 10 trials was 14.0%. With respect to movement correlations of the pen tip with the finger/wrist, CVs of the cosine parameter for the pen-tip/finger were 9.9% to 13.9% (mean = 12.5%, SD = 1.4%) and CV of those means for 10 trials was 12.4%.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Characteristics of Handwriting of People With Cerebellar Ataxia: Three-Dimensional Movement Analysis of the Pen Tip, Finger, and Wrist

Fujisawa

Okajima²

2015

Physical Therapy

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confidence: 97%

Section: Reproducibility Of Handwriting Parametersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics of Handwriting of People With Cerebellar Ataxia: Three-Dimensional Movement Analysis of the Pen Tip, Finger, and Wrist

Fujisawa

Okajima²

2015

Physical Therapy

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“…3D marker coordinates were filtered by means of a low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 10 Hz [8]. Each movement was then divided into three main phases: going phase (i.e.…”

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“…Markers were placed on specific body landmarks according to the following marker set [7][8]: on C7, on the sternum, acromion, elbow, ulnar and radial styloid processes, second metacarpal head and on the end of the stick that replaced the forefinger (fingertip). Additional markers were placed on the screen and on the target for the initial calibration.…”

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Proposal of a combined optoelectronic and electroencephalographic method for the study of kinematic and neural correlates of Motor Adaptation

Molteni

Preatoni

Cimolin

et al. 2010

2010 3rd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL 2010)

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The aim of this work was to design a protocol for the multifactorial assessment of the different sub-functions Motor Learning involves (e.g. planning, execution, correction, …). Attention was focused onto the issue of Motor Adaptation (MA), which occurs when a partial (but not complete) learning of a new motor strategy is needed. Indeed, motor learning is defined as the type of learning in which motor commands are altered to compensate for disturbances in the external environment. We hereby present a report about the methodological set-up which has been developed and tested for the investigation of motor adaptation during repetitive pointing tasks. We exploited the potentialities of the combined use of electroencephalographic and motion analysis techniques to find possible relation between the activity of the central nervous system and the neuro-musculo-skeletal one. The adaptationrelated changes in oscillatory brain activity and movement kinematics were monitored during a visually-guided, feedbackcontrolled, sequence of pointing tasks. Our preliminary results suggest that the proposed protocol: (i) can discern modifications of brain activity in the alpha and beta frequency bands; (ii) is sensible to kinematic alterations; and, (iii), allows a quantitative evaluation of performance in terms of both final result and motor patterns. In this work we identified a bunch of possible neuro-motor biomarkers, which we propose as possible indicators of adaptation.

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“…Also a pilot study and case series on sensorimotor deficits in Down Syndrome, the aim is to use motion analysis approach to evidence, in a quantitative way, the biomechanical alterations in a drawing test through the application of NMT: the drawing test permitted the participants to focus their attention on a distal joint, where the contribution of skin receptors in kinesthesia assumes relevance as the muscle spindles usually have [9]. These study specific application processes of a NMT in specific therapeutic areas it has already been shown a certain improvement in mobility and lymphatic drainage [10][11][12]. The study was focused on neuro-rehabilitation, quantifying the efficacy of Neuromuscular Taping as a treatment method combined with physical therapy rehabilitation as a means of reducing pain symptoms in post amputation of lower limb subjects.…”

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Efficacy of Neuromuscular Taping Along With Conventional Physical Therapy in Post Amputation Phantom Pain Management: An Experimental Study

Kutty¹,

Gebremichael²

2017

IJPR

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Background: Neuro Muscular Taping (NMT) is a biomechanical therapy method using decompressive and compressive stimuli to obtain positive effects in the musculoskeletal, vascular, lymphatic and neurological systems. Application of an elastic tape on the skin will evoke direct therapeutic effect both local and distant by reflex. The application of NMT with an eccentric and decompressive technique rises the skin and dilates the interstitial spaces and consequently improves circulation and absorption of liquids reduces subcutaneous pressure. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of Neuromuscular taping on the treatment of Phantom pain in post amputation subjects in Mekelle ortho-physiotherapy centre, Physiotherapy Department, Tigray region, Northern Ethiopia, 2015-16. Materials and Methods:The study population consisted of 32 subjects between 10 and 80 years of age. Subjects who underwent lower limb amputation and having phantom pain syndrome in Mekelle-ortho physiotherapy center, Mekelle and meeting the inclusion criteria were included in the study. The 32 subjects were allocated in to two groups of which, one is experimental group (16 subjects who were treated with neuromuscular taping treatment along with conventional physiotherapy) and second control group (16 subjects who were treated with conventional physiotherapy alone). Results:To check the effectiveness of neuromuscular taping, the results of both groups were compared with each other i.e. between the groups it revealed a statistical association, i.e. (df =16, p=0.005 level, group A= 0.059 & group B =0.501). These finding clearly suggested that for lower limb amputation patient conventional physiotherapy is effective in reduction of pain but along with neuromuscular taping it stands to very effective in reducing phantom pain in post amputation subjects and VAS scale parameters reduction resulted in 6-7 treatment sessions that is less than in 8-10 treatment sessions when compared to control group. Conclusion:To conclude the results using the conventional physiotherapy with neuromuscular taping in the management of phantom pain in lower limb amputation subjects were found to be very effective than conventional physiotherapy alone. Hence, it is highly recommended that neuro muscular taping can be included in the treatment protocol for lower limb amputation subjects having phantom pain syndrome along with conventional physiotherapy.

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Quantitative evaluation of functional limitation of upper limb movements in subjects affected by ataxia

Abstract: The proposed protocol allows the quantitative characterization of the motion pattern of ataxic subjects in a non-invasive way. We believe that this analysis could represent a good tool for ataxia evaluation in a clinical context such as neurorehabilitation.

Cited by 79 publications

References 19 publications

Characteristics of Handwriting of People With Cerebellar Ataxia: Three-Dimensional Movement Analysis of the Pen Tip, Finger, and Wrist

Characteristics of Handwriting of People With Cerebellar Ataxia: Three-Dimensional Movement Analysis of the Pen Tip, Finger, and Wrist

Proposal of a combined optoelectronic and electroencephalographic method for the study of kinematic and neural correlates of Motor Adaptation

Efficacy of Neuromuscular Taping Along With Conventional Physical Therapy in Post Amputation Phantom Pain Management: An Experimental Study

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