Quantitative analysis of voluntary movement and anticipatory postural adjustments: a functional approach. Issue 15 (18th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amici, Cinzia; Ragni, Federica; Piovanelli, Barbara; Buraschi, Riccardo; Faglia, Rodolfo; Negrini, Stefano; Pollet, Joel
• Is Part Of: Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering. Volume 24:Issue 15(2021)
• Page Start: 1660
• Page End: 1669
• Publication Date: 2021-11-18
• Subjects: Anticipatory postural adjustments -- voluntary movements -- activities of daily living (ADL) -- functional mechanical model -- kinematics and dynamics -- standing forward reaching; Biomechanics -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Biomedical engineering -- Periodicals; Biomechanics -- Periodicals; Biomedical Engineering -- methods -- Periodicals; Computing Methodologies -- Periodicals; 612.7
• DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2021.1906866
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1025-5842

Abstract

Abstract: Daily living activities and tasks like standing forward reaching present complex Anticipatory Postural Adjustments (APAs), and an objective, repeatable, subject- and task-dependent procedure to detect Voluntary Movements (VM) and APAs onsets is still missing. This paper proposes a new approach to the VMs study, based on a functional mechanical interpretation of the movement performing, which allows defining kinematic and dynamic APAs. A protocol for the identification of VMs and APAs onsets in the reaching movement is presented. Acquired data on 9 healthy young subjects enable a preliminary validation of this method suitability as support for an objective quantification of APAs.