What is the SIAMOC? SIAMOC is the Italian Society of Motion Analysis in Clinics established in 1999 in Pisa. The aim of the Society is to promote the study and application of new techniques for clinical motion and gait [...]
Parkinson’s Disease and freezing of gait Parkinson’s Disease is the one of the most common neurodegenerative disorder, after Alzheimer’s disease. Main cardinal symptoms are bradykinesia, rest tremor and rigidity, along with other axial symptoms such as gait and postural [...]
The upper limb indices of motion in children Children with neurological disorders such as acquired brain injury (ABI) or cerebral palsy (CP) often experience impairment of the upper limb, which impacts on their ability to act in the activities of daily living and on the development of [...]
Standard markers placement effort and new IMU systems We present the validation process of a new IMUs-based motion analysis system managed by Ing. Merlo. In the clinical practice of Motion Analysis Laboratories, several markers are placed on patients' landmarks in order to obtain their joint [...]
Robotics in rehabilitation The study of the upper limb and its movements within functional tasks is fundamental in rehabilitation departments, particularly with neurological patients. The Armeo®Spring is a robotic device that enables extensive self-initiated and repetitive rehabilitation in a 3D workspace, supporting the weight of [...]
Functional surgery can correct equino-varus foot deformity in hemiplegic patients following a stroke by restoring the length of plantiflexors muscles. But what happens if the ankle is then immobilized in a plaster cast for a long time? The surgical wound will heal properly, but the soft [...]
Patello-Femoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a frequent syndrome in young active individuals, affecting 15-45% of the population. This syndrome is clinically relevant since it limits daily activities and sports practice in adolescents. Its manifestation involves diffuse pain originating from [...]
Understanding structural changes in neurologic patients Soft tissues (yes, you heard me right: we're not just talking about muscles!) of neurological patients can suffer from various alterations of central and peripheral origin, of which the best known and most cited is [...]
Women have always been leaders in rehabilitation practice, developing new techniques for the assessment and treatment of several types of patients. With their intuition and eye for details, they paved the way in many fields, as for gait analysis [...]
Why using gait summary indices? The scientific literature is teeming with studies on gait summary indices in patients with neurological disorders, since they exhibit pathological patterns during gait, due to a combination of central and peripheral alterations. While being [...]
