Moving the Arms to Activate the Legs

• Autores: Daniel P. Ferris, Helen J. Huang, Pei-Chun kao
• Localización: Exercise and sport sciences reviews: a quarterly publication of the American College of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0091-6331, Vol. 34, Nº. 3, 2006, págs. 113-120
• Idioma: inglés
• Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...)
• Resumen

  • Recent studies on neurologically intact individuals and individuals with spinal cord injury indicate that rhythmic upper limb muscle activation has an excitatory effect on lower limb muscle activation during locomotor-like tasks. This finding suggests that gait rehabilitation therapy after neurological injury should incorporate simultaneous upper limb and lower limb rhythmic exercise to take advantage of neural coupling.