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Motnje gibanja (Slovene)

Research activity

Code Science Field Subfield
3.03.00  Medical sciences  Neurobiology   

Code Science Field
B710  Biomedical sciences  Physical medicine, kinesitherapy, revalidation, rehabilitation 
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Researchers (18)
no. Code Name and surname Research area Role Period No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  14962  PhD Helena Burger  Public health (occupational safety)  Researcher  1998 - 2001 
2.  12215  Hermina Damjan  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
3.  07915  Tatjana Erjavec  Cardiovascular system  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
4.  10684  PhD Nika Goljar  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
5.  02698  PhD Milan Roman Gregorič  Neurobiology  Head  2000 - 2001 
6.  02464  Ana Gros    Researcher  1998 - 2001 
7.  17488  Ana Klemen    Researcher  1998 - 2001 
8.  01052  MSc Janez Krajnik  Neurobiology  Researcher  2000 - 2001 
9.  03324  PhD Črt Marinček  Public health (occupational safety)  Researcher  2000 - 2001 
10.  07922  MSc Duša Marn-Vukadinović  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
11.  07912  Marta Petelin-Suhadolnik  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
12.  10466  MSc Karmen Peterlin Potisk  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
13.  15408  MSc Aleš Pražnikar  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
14.  12978  MSc Rajmond Šavrin  Neurobiology  Researcher  1998 - 2001 
15.  15983  Antonina Šel  Neurobiology  Researcher  1998 - 2001 
16.  07913  Tatjana Škorjanc  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
17.  17489  Igor Tomšič    Researcher  1998 - 2001 
18.  08292  PhD Anton Zupan  Neurobiology  Researcher  1996 - 2001 
Organisations (1)
no. Code Research organisation City Registration number No. of publicationsNo. of publications
1.  0309  University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia  Ljubljana  5053919000 
Abstract
In the past year the methods for analysis of motor control, muscle strength , muscle tone and gait of patients with spastic paresis due to brain and spinal cord lesions were elaborated. These methods were used in our work consisting of several tasks and representing an extension of research from the previous years. We were interested in pathogenetic factors causing movement disturbances following neurological lesions and in their modifications by various therapeutic procedures. In patients with spastic hemiparesis isokinetic measurements and electromiographic analysis were used to determine the characteristics of the disturbance of motor control (muscle coactivation), muscle weakness and spasticity (muscle hypertonia, increased stretch reflex of a lower threshold, changes of viscoelastic properties). In patients with spastic paraparesis transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) of the sural nerve may induce prolonged suppression of exaggerated flexor reflex in spasticity due to spinal cord injury. Stimulation of the flexor reflex afferents may also facilitate the voluntary flexion movements of spastic and paretic lower limbs. In children with cerebral palsy improvement of gait was observed following injection of botulinum toxin to the spastic plantar flexors of the foot. The abnormally enhanced EMG activity of leg muscles during gait was decreased in some children following injection. The therapeutic effects of botulinum could be potentiated and prolonged by functional electrical stimulation and some other therapeutic procedures. In patients with peripheral peroneal paresis the strenght of the leg muscles was measured on isokinetic movements and gait was analysed with and without an ankle-foot orthosis. In the follow up study it was found that the daily use of ankle-foot orthosis does not depend only on the established correction of the gait and degree of weakness of dorsal flexors of the foot but also on the strength of plantar flexors and some other factors that have not been determined as yet.
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