PManalyzer: A Software Facilitating the Study of Sensorimotor Control of Whole-Body Movements.

ABSTRACT: Motion analysis is used to study the functionality or dysfunctionality of the neuromuscular system, as human movements are the direct outcome of neuromuscular control. However, motion analysis often relies on measures that quantify simplified aspects of a motion, such as specific joint angles, despite the well-known complexity of segment interactions. In contrast, analyzing whole-body movement patterns may offer a new understanding of movement coordination and movement performance. Clinical research and sports technique evaluations suggest that principal component analysis (PCA) provides novel and valuable insights into control aspects of the neuromuscular system and how they relate to coordinative patterns. However, the implementation of PCA computations are time consuming, and require ma

SUBMITTER: Haid TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6461015 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature