OBJECTIVE We investigated how multi-joint changes in static upper limb posture impact the corticomotor excitability of the posterior deltoid (PD) and biceps brachii (BIC), and evaluated whether postural variations in excitability related directly to changes in target muscle length. METHODS The amplitude of individual motor evoked potentials (MEPs) was evaluated in each of thirteen different s...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a devised posture management program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was conducted. It involved a nonequivalent comparison group design with pretest and posttest. Forty-four female adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis participated; da...

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In this report I describe the design and implementation of an fpga-based architecture for video processing and specifically posture analysis. The final architecture performs posture analysis at a rate of 167 frames per second (projected) using frame size of 320×240 pixels, or 41 frames per second for dvd quality (720× 576 pixels) frames. This represents a 21-fold speedup over a software version...

  Background: Office workers spend a long period of time behind a computer during working hours. The relation between the posture of sitting during work with computer and neck pain is still debatable. Even though some researchers claim a significant difference in head posture between patients with neck pain and pain-free participants, the FHP (forward head posture) has not always been associate...

BACKGROUND Spinal posture is commonly a focus in the assessment and clinical management of low back pain (LBP) patients. However, the link between spinal posture and LBP is not fully understood. Recent evidence suggests that considering regional, rather than total lumbar spine posture is important. The purpose of this study was to determine; if there are regional differences in habitual lumbar ...