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Activation of ankle muscles following rapid displacement of a light touch contact during treadmill walking.
Download2017-01-01
Shiva, Tania; Misiaszek, John E.
The first exposure of a rapid displacement of a light touch reference induces an inappropriate balance corrective response during standing in a proportion of participants that is extinguished with repeated exposures. We hypothesized that if the spatial touch reference was critical to performing...
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Automatic postural responses following rapid displacement of a light touch contact during standing.
Download2015-01-01
Misiaszek, John E.; Forero, Juan; Hiob, Elizabeth; Urbanczyk, Theresa
Responses elicited by the rapid displacement of a light touch contact surface were investigated during standing with the eyes closed. During quiet standing the touch surface was moved with an imperceptible slow (0.5 Hz), small (0.5 cm) oscillation to entrain the participant’s sway. Periodically,...
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2016-01-01
Misiaszek, John E.; Vander Meulen; Jesse
We hypothesized that standing on an unstable surface would increase the relevance of light touch to standing balance, such that unexpected displacement of a touch reference would result in more consistent expression of balance corrections, compared to standing on a firm surface. Ten healthy...
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Current Issues and Regulations in Tendon Regeneration and Musculoskeletal Repair with Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Download2011-11-01
Mesenchymal stem cells are multipotent stromal cells residing within the connective tissue of most organs. Their surface phenotype has been well described. Most commonly, mesenchymal stem cells demonstrate the ability to differentiate into mesenchymal tissues (bone, catailge, fat, etc...),...
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2020-01-01
Misiaszek, John E.; Hackett, Heather; McMahon, Arden J.; Krutz, Jason
Light touch of a stable reference reduces sway during standing. However, unexpected displacement of a light touch reference leads to short-latency reactions in ankle muscles consistent with a balance reaction, that are replaced by responses in arm muscles on subsequent trials. We anticipated that...