Movement Analysis and Electrophysiology in Neurological Pathologies

A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".

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Dear Colleagues,

Electrophysiological studies can provide objective and quantifiable assessments of movement in patients with neurological disorders, and are especially useful in the diagnosis and treatment of hyperkinetic disorders (tremors and myoclonus), postural deficits, and gait alterations. The most used measurement tools are surface electromyography (sEMG) and electroencephalography (EEG) which can support and confirm clinical observations by providing a detailed evaluation of the patient's function, confirming the diagnostic hypothesis, and verifying the efficacy of the treatment, in order to build a personalized rehabilitation program based on the patient’s needs. This Special Issue aims to collect papers based on electrophysiological evaluations in the field of movement analysis in patients suffering from neurological pathologies. In addition, we will include new approaches and techniques applicable to movement disorders, for the diagnosis and evaluation of neurological pathologies.

Dr. Simone Carozzo
Dr. Francesco Piccione
Dr. Andrea Demeco
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Keywords

  • movement analysis
  • neurological disorders
  • electrophysiology

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Effects of Low-Dye Tape on Arch Height and Its Impact on the Medial Gastrocnemius Electromyographic Activity in Structurally Differentiable Foot Types: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study
by Carlos Martínez-Sebastián, Laura Ramos-Petersen, María Gámez-Guijarro, Raquel Alabau-Dasi, George Banwell, Almudena Núñez-Fernández, Rubén Sánchez-Gómez and Álvaro Gómez-Carrión
Life 2023, 13(12), 2309; https://doi.org/10.3390/life13122309 - 08 Dec 2023
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Background: Low-Dye tape (LDT) is a short-term treatment for plantar fasciitis, where external stabilization by means of the tape improves kinetics, kinematics, pain level, and electromyography (EMG). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the EMG of the medial gastrocnemius (MG) [...] Read more.
Background: Low-Dye tape (LDT) is a short-term treatment for plantar fasciitis, where external stabilization by means of the tape improves kinetics, kinematics, pain level, and electromyography (EMG). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the EMG of the medial gastrocnemius (MG) and changes in arch height (AH) based on the type of foot. Methods: A total of 30 subjects participated in this study; they walked on a treadmill barefoot and when taped, where the average activity and changes in AH were measured over a 30 s period. The statistical intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) to test for reliability was calculated, and the Wilcoxon test was determined for measures of EMG and AH. Results: The reliability of the values of EMG was almost perfect. The data show that there was an increase in height in the comparison of the moment pre-baseline walking and post-taped walking on neutral feet (5.61 ± 0.46 vs. 5.77 ± 0.39 cm, p < 0.05), on pronated feet (5.67 ± 0.57 vs. 6.01 ± 0.53 cm, p < 0.001) and on supinated feet (5.97 ± 0.36 vs. 6.28 ± 0.27 cm, p < 0.05). In the MG, EMG activity decreased significantly in the taped condition compared to the baseline condition in neutral subjects (0.0081 ± 0.016 vs. 0.076 ± 0.016 mV, p < 0.05) and in pronated subjects (0.081 ± 0.022 vs. 0.068 ± 0.025 mV, p < 0.05). Conclusions: It was demonstrated that with the use of LDT, there was an improvement in the average activity in the MG in pronated and neutral feet. All foot types improved in arch height with the use of tape. Full article
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