INTRODUCTION The endothelium and sympathetic nervous system play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to evaluate correlations between noninvasive markers of the endothelial function and the sympathetic nervous system in patients with a recent ACS. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included 52 patients who experienced an AC...

INTRODUCTION Occurrence of dynamic hyperinflation during upper-limbs exercises in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients it is not well established. We hypothesized that dynamic hyperinflation and thoracoabdominal asynchrony occurs in COPD patients accomplishing arms exercises. We assessed the occurrence and association of dynamic hyperinflation and thoracoabdominal asynchrony in...

Taekwondo is the art of hitting with your hands and feet. Tae Bo a sport that combines shots boxing shots, performed on musical background. Starting from this premise, purpose research to highlight most important used kicks in Taekwondo, also programs. The focus foot techniques, as 95% are by using lower limbs only 5% upper limbs. On other hand, wants underline benefits practicing Taekwondo.

To recognise gestures performed by people without disabilities during verbal communication – so-called coverbal gestures – a flexible system with task-oriented design is proposed. The issue of flexibility is addressed via different kinds of modules – grasped as agents –, which are grouped in different levels. They can be easily reconfigured or rewritten to suit another application. This system ...

Objectives. To collect normative baseline data and identify any significant differences between hand and foot thermographic distribution patterns in a healthy adult population. Design. A single-centre, randomized, prospective study. Methods. Thermographic data was acquired using a FLIR camera for the data acquisition of both plantar and dorsal aspects of the feet, volar aspects of the hands, an...

The science of rehabilitation shows that repeated movements of human limbs can help the patient regain function in the injured limb. There are three types of mechanical systems used for movement rehabilitation: robots, cable-driven manipulators, and exoskeletons. Industrial robots can be used because they provide a three-dimensional workspace with a wide range of flexibility to execute differen...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to test the effects of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the non-lesional hemisphere on motor neuron excitability of the paretic upper limb in post-stroke patients by electrophysiological examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirteen post-stroke patients with spastic upper limb hemiparesis were studied (age, 57.5 ± 11...

This paper uses the XSENS sensor inertial motion capture device to collect experimental data of human body’s typical and posture-upper limb movement, based on angular acceleration kinematics parameters upper limbs limbs. We study characteristics kinematics, statics, dynamics construct movement model body. Secondly, principle anatomy, body is divided into 23 segments, with 18 36 degrees freedom;...