Why is choosing the proper outcome measure so important? Some months ago we published a scoping review on the physical therapy interventions for equinus foot deformity in stroke patients due to triceps spasticity. If you missed the post, you [...]
When SIAMOC (the Italian Society of Motion Analysis in Clinics) organizes lectures and events related to movement analysis, it is always a pleasure to join them and contribute with lectures and presentations! Just a few weeks earlier, we took [...]
The SMARTherapy+ project On the 13th of October, I had the privilege of delivering a presentation at the SMARTherapy+ event, a European initiative generously supported by the Erasmus+ program. The project aims to address critical training gaps within the [...]
A brief review of equinus deformity Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often exhibit equinus foot deformity during gait. This is due to both neurological (co-contraction of the agonists and antagonists, reduced central control of the dorsiflexors, overactivity of the [...]
It ended last week the XXIII SIAMOC Congress (Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis) from Oct. 4-7 at the Seraphicum Convention Hall in Rome, Italy. MerloBioEngineering attended the meeting along with the Gait & Motion Analysis Laboratory of the [...]
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is the most frequent hereditary neuromuscular disorder, characterized by progressive motor sensory neuropathy. The cavovarus foot deformity is usually one of the first symptoms arising from an imbalance between agonistic and antagonistic leg muscles. This affects [...]
Involuntary muscle activity in neurological patients The onset of muscle overactivity is one of the consequences of upper motor neuron lesions due to strokes or traumatic brain injuries. It can arise the first few days after the acute event. [...]
We are used to thinking of the use of surface electromyography as a specialized field limited to the diagnosis of alterations in muscle electrical activity, or the control of prostheses for amputated limbs. However, technology is expanding like wildfire at [...]
The equinus foot deformity Equinovarus foot deformity is the most frequent lower limb acquired deformity after a stroke. It can be caused by several causes including central and peripheral phenomena involving agonists and antagonistic ankle muscles. The supination deviation [...]
Cancer-related fatigue: a huge issue for cancer survivors Cancer-related fatigue is a disabling chronic condition that cancer survivors could experience during and after recovery. It is a persistent and subjective sense of exhaustion, affecting their physical, emotional, and mental [...]
