The Australian Twin low BACK pain (AUTBACK) study Almost all guidelines for the prevention and management of low back pain (LBP) emphasise the importance of regular physical activity and exercise [1, 2]. Surprisingly, the question of whether physical inactivity in general, or specific forms of physical activity, are risk or protective factors for … [Read more...]
Research into the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain
MotorImpairment Blog
- Measuring upper extremity function across the adult lifespanAs we age, we generally experience a progressive decline in the ability to use our arms and hands for normal daily activities such as using cutlery to cut food, brushing our teeth and buttoning up a shirt (Shumway-Cook & Woollacott, 2016). The ability to complete everyday activities with our upper extremities relies on a complex […]
- Translating walking parameters into meaningful biomarkers for benchmarking pathological movement behaviourWalking is regulated and coordinated through complex control mechanisms within the human sensory motor system, allowing individuals to adapt to both internal and external challenges and perturbations (Full et al., 2002). During this regulation to achieve stable walking, natural fluctuations (i.e. movement variability) are present between strides in both the temporal (e.g. stride interval) and […]
