Author:
Pellegrino Laura,Coscia Martina,Giannoni Psiche,Marinelli Lucio,Casadio Maura
Abstract
AbstractStroke often impairs the control of the contralesional arm, thus most survivors rely on the ipsilesional arm to perform daily living activities that require an efficient control of movements and forces. Whereas the ipsilesional arm is often called ‘unaffected’ or ‘unimpaired’, several studies suggested that during dynamic tasks its kinematics and joint torques are altered. Is stroke also affecting the ability of the ipsilesional arm to produce isometric force, as when pushing or pulling a handle? Here, we address this question by analyzing behavioral performance and muscles’ activity when subjects applied an isometric force of 10 N in eight coplanar directions. We found that stroke affected the ability to apply well-controlled isometric forces with the ipsilesional arm, although to a minor extent compared to the contralesional arm. The spinal maps, the analysis of single muscle activities and the organization of muscle synergies highlighted that this effect was mainly associated with abnormal activity of proximal muscles with respect to matched controls, especially when pushing or pulling in lateral directions.
Funder
Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel
Seventh Framework Programme
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Cited by
8 articles.
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