SMPP Seminars
To schedule a seminar at SMPP, please contact Jeremy Mogk, PhD, at j-mogk@northwestern.edu
2009 ***All seminars are in RIC, Room 1301 (map) at 12pm - 1pm unless noted otherwise
Fri, Nov 6
The SMPP - Review of SfN
Attendees of the recent SfN (Society for Neuroscience) meeting will provide us with an overview of major projects of interest which were presented at the conference.
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Wed, Nov 4
The SMPP - Review of SfN
Attendees of the recent SfN (Society for Neuroscience) meeting will provide us with an overview of major projects of interest which were presented at the conference.
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Mon, Nov 2
Speaker: Shuo-Hsiu "James" Chang, PhD (Postdoctoral Candidate)
Title: Postural control and musculoskeletal adaptation in older adults and individual with neurological disorder
Abstract: Age-related changes in the ability to control lateral body motion have been associated with falls. Maintenance of lateral stability requires activation of appropriate muscle groups, primarily the hip abductors and adductors. Lateral trainer exercise has potential for increasing hip abductor muscle strength and rate of force development and improving lateral stability by providing high velocity resistance training for the hip abductor muscles. The purpose of the first project was to examine lateral trainer exercise as a novel intervention for improving lateral stability.
The second part of the presentation will focus on the effects of mechanical oscillation on the musculoskeletal system in humans. Mechanical oscillation could be an osteogenic stimulus for bone in humans with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the level of reflex induced muscle contractions associated oscillation of a limb segment is uncertain. Efficacy studies of mechanical oscillation could be confounded by reflex-induced muscle contractions in subjects with post-SCI hyperreflexia.
To better understand the effects of vibratory stimulus on musculoskeletal plasticity, the purpose of the project was to determine weather low magnitude mechanical oscillation increases electromyographic activities in individuals with and without spinal cord injury.
Host: Mehdi Mirbagheri |