Kinematic Changes in the Uninjured Limb After a Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injury.

ABSTRACT: Background: Traumatic brachial plexus injury (TBPI) typically causes sensory, motor and autonomic deficits of the affected upper limb. Recent studies have suggested that a unilateral TBPI can also affect the cortical representations associated to the uninjured limb. Objective: To investigate the kinematic features of the uninjured upper limb in participants with TBPI. Methods: Eleven participants with unilateral TBPI and twelve healthy controls matched in gender, age and anthropometric characteristics were recruited. Kinematic parameters collected from the index finger marker were measured while participants performed a free-endpoint whole-body reaching task and a cup-to-mouth task with the uninjured upper limb in a standing position. Results: For the whole-body

SUBMITTER: Souza L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8696281 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature