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Relationships between frontal-plane angular momentum and clinical balance measures during post-stroke hemiparetic walking by Nott, C.R, Neptune, R.R, Kautz, S.A

“…Highlights • We measured dynamic balance based on angular momentum. • Measures were made in persons post-stroke and control subjects. • The measures were…”
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Interlimb Influences on Paretic Leg Function in Poststroke Hemiparesis by Kautz, S. A, Patten, C

“…1 Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida; 2 Rehabilitation Research and Development Center,…”
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Microdermabrasion facilitates direct current stimulation by lowering skin resistance by Chhatbar, P. Y., Liu, S., Ramakrishnan, V., George, M. S., Kautz, S. A., Feng, W.

“…Background Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is reported to induce irritating skin sensations and occasional skin injuries, which limits the…”
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Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging and Motor Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke by Spampinato, M V, Chan, C, Jensen, J H, Helpern, J A, Bonilha, L, Kautz, S A, Nietert, P J, Feng, W

“…Motor impairment is the most common deficit after stroke. Our aim was to evaluate whether diffusional kurtosis imaging can detect corticospinal tract…”
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Does Unilateral Pedaling Activate a Rhythmic Locomotor Pattern in the Nonpedaling Leg in Post-Stroke Hemiparesis? by Kautz, S. A, Patten, C, Neptune, R. R

“…1 Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida; 2 Department of Physical Therapy and 3 Brooks…”
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Contributions of the individual ankle plantar flexors to support, forward progression and swing initiation during walking by Neptune, R.R., Kautz, S.A., Zajac, F.E.

“…Walking is a motor task requiring coordination of many muscles. Previous biomechanical studies, based primarily on analyses of the net ankle moment during…”
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Muscle force redistributes segmental power for body progression during walking by Neptune, R.R., Zajac, F.E., Kautz, S.A.

“…The ankle plantar flexors were previously shown to support the body in single-leg stance to ensure its forward progression [J. Biomech. 34 (2001) 1387]. The…”
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Muscle contributions to support during gait in an individual with post-stroke hemiparesis by Higginson, J.S., Zajac, F.E., Neptune, R.R., Kautz, S.A., Delp, S.L.

“…Walking requires coordination of muscles to support the body during single stance. Impaired ability to coordinate muscles following stroke frequently…”
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Biomechanical variables related to walking performance 6-months following post-stroke rehabilitation by Hall, A.L, Bowden, M.G, Kautz, S.A, Neptune, R.R

“…Abstract Background Body-weight supported treadmill training has been shown to be effective in improving walking speed in post-stroke hemiparetic subjects, and…”
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Differences in self-selected and fastest-comfortable walking in post-stroke hemiparetic persons by Beaman, C.B, Peterson, C.L, Neptune, R.R, Kautz, S.A

“…Abstract Post-stroke hemiparetic walking is typically asymmetric. Assessment of symmetry is often performed at either self-selected or fastest-comfortable…”
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Resistance training and locomotor recovery after incomplete spinal cord injury: a case series by GREGORY, C. M, BOWDEN, M. G, JAYARAMAN, A, SHAH, P, BEHRMAN, A, KAUTZ, S. A, VANDENBORNE, K

“…Longitudinal intervention case series. To determine if a 12-week resistance and plyometric training program results in improved muscle function and locomotor…”
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Muscle mechanical work requirements during normal walking: the energetic cost of raising the body's center-of-mass is significant by Neptune, R.R., Zajac, F.E., Kautz, S.A.

“…Inverted pendulum models of walking predict that little muscle work is required for the exchange of body potential and kinetic energy in single-limb support…”
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Increased workload enhances force output during pedaling exercise in persons with poststroke hemiplegia by BROWN, D. A, KAUTZ, S. A

“…A principle of poststroke rehabilitation is that effort should be avoided since it leads to increased spasticity and produces widespread associated abnormal…”
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Muscle activation and deactivation dynamics: the governing properties in fast cyclical human movement performance? by Neptune, R R, Kautz, S A

“…Repetitive cyclical motion and intrinsic muscle properties each impose constraints on the nervous systems to produce well-coordinated movements. We suggest…”
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Relationships between timing of muscle excitation and impaired motor performance during cyclical lower extremity movement in post-stroke hemiplegia by KAUTZ, S. A, BROWN, D. A

“…We used an ergometer pedalling paradigm to relate abnormalities in the timing of muscle excitation to the impaired ability to perform mechanical work in the…”
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The effect of pedaling rate on coordination in cycling by Neptune, R.R., Kautz, S.A., Hull, M.L.

“…To further understand lower extremity neuromuscular coordination in cycling, the objectives of this study were to examine the effect of pedaling rate on…”
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Physiological and biomechanical factors associated with elite endurance cycling performance by Coyle, E F, Feltner, M E, Kautz, S A, Hamilton, M T, Montain, S J, Baylor, A M, Abraham, L D, Petrek, G W

“…In this study we evaluated the physiological and biomechanical responses of "elite-national class" (i.e., group 1; N = 9) and "good-state class" (i.e., group…”
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Relationships between muscle contributions to walking subtasks and functional walking status in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis by Hall, A.L, Peterson, C.L, Kautz, S.A, Neptune, R.R

“…Abstract Background Persons with post-stroke hemiparesis usually walk slowly and asymmetrically. Stroke severity and functional walking status are commonly…”
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Knee joint loading in forward versus backward pedaling: implications for rehabilitation strategies by Neptune, R.R, Kautz, S.A

“…Objective. To use forward dynamic simulations of forward and backward pedaling in order to determine whether backward pedaling offers theoretical advantages…”
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Mutability of Bifunctional Thigh Muscle Activity in Pedaling due to Contralateral Leg Force Generation by Kautz, S. A, Brown, D. A, Van der Loos, H.F.M, Zajac, F. E

“…  1 Rehabilitation R and D Center (153), Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California 94304;   2 Department of Functional Restoration…”
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