A5004547551- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Socio-economic Development and Sustainability
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
- Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- Quality of Life Measurement
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Hereditary Neurological Disorders
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Gait Recognition and Analysis
- Medical and Biological Sciences
- Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Medical Imaging and Analysis
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
Casa di Cura Columbus
2019-2024
University of Milano-Bicocca
2021-2024
Effective fall risk assessment is critical for post-stroke patients. The present study proposes a novel, data-informed method based on the instrumented Timed Up and Go (ITUG) test data, bringing in many mobility measures that traditional clinical scales fail to capture. IFRA, which stands Instrumented Fall Risk Assessment, has been developed using two-step process: first, features with highest predictive power among those collected ITUG have identified machine learning techniques; then,...
In the human brain, paired associative stimulation (PAS), a non-invasive brain technique based on Hebbian learning principles, can be used to model motor resonance, inner activation of an observer's system by action observation. Indeed, newly developed mirror PAS (m-PAS) protocol, through repeatedly pairing transcranial magnetic (TMS) pulses over primary cortex (M1) and visual stimuli depicting index–finger movements, allows emergence new, atypical pattern cortico-spinal excitability....
Abstract In humans, motor resonance effects can be tracked by measuring the enhancement of corticospinal excitability action observation. Uncovering factors driving is crucial for optimizing observation paradigms in experimental and clinical settings. present study, we deepen properties grasping movements. Thirty-five healthy subjects underwent an task presenting right-hand movements differing from their goal. Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation was applied over left primary...
Objective To test with the Rasch analysis psychometric properties of Falls Efficacy Scale International, a questionnaire for measuring concern about falling. Design Longitudinal observational study, before–after rehabilitation. Setting Inpatient Subjects A total 251 neurological patients balance impairment. Interventions Physiotherapy and occupational therapy aimed at reducing risk Main measures Participants (median age, first–third quartile: 74.0, 65.5–80.5 years; stroke polyneuropathy: 43%...
Balance, i.e., the ability not to fall, is often poor in neurological patients and this impairment increases their risk of falling. The Mini-Balance Evaluation System Test (Mini-BESTest), a rating scale, Timed Up Go (TUG) test, gait measures are commonly used quantify balance. This study assesses criterion validity these as balance measures.The probability being faller within nine months was criterion. Mini-BESTest, TUG (instrumented with inertial sensors), walking test were administered...
The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), a 14-item scale, has high content validity for balance assessment. This study further examines the construct of Mini-BESTest with an emphasis on its measurement invariance. was administered to 292 neurological patients in two sessions (before and after rehabilitation) evaluated Rasch analysis (Many-Facet Rating Scale Model: persons, items, sessions). Categories’ order fit model were assessed. Next, maps, dimensionality, differential...
Abstract Background Tracking gait and balance impairment in time is paramount the care of older neurological patients. The Minimal Detectable Change (MDC), built upon Standard Error Measurement (SEM), smallest modification a measure exceeding measurement error. Here, novel method based on linear mixed-effects models (LMMs) applied to estimate standard error from data collected before after rehabilitation calculate MDC measures. Methods One hundred nine adults with due disease (66 stroke...
ABSTRACT Objectives We assess the effectiveness of a visuomotor paired associative stimulation (vm-PAS) protocol targeting Action Observation Network (AON) in patients with chronic post-stroke upper-limb hemiparesis. Vm-PAS consisted hand-grasping action observation stimuli repeatedly transcranial magnetic (TMS) pulses over ipsilesional primary motor cortex (M1). Methods Fifteen underwent session vm-PAS and, as control, standard excitatory PAS (M1-PAS), during which slow-rate electrical...
In the last few years, new noninvasive strategies have emerged as rehabilitative treatments for patients with stroke. Action observation treatment (AOT) is a rehabilitation approach based on properties of mirror neuron system positive impact modifying cortical activation patterns and improving upper limb kinematics. AOT involves dynamic process observing purposeful actions intention imitating then practicing those actions. recent several clinical studies suggested effectiveness in stroke to...