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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto (EEFERP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Bacharelado Em Educação Física from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1995), master's at Fitness from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1999) and doctorate at Kinesiology from University of Waterloo (2005). Has experience in Fitness, focusing on Fitness, acting on the following subjects: locomoção, psicofísica, percepção de distância, levantar and envelhecimento. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Prof. Richard Van Emmerik will visit the Laboratory of Biomechanics and Motor Control of the School of Physical Education and Sport of Ribeirão Preto (EEFERP), University of São Paulo (USP) with the purpose of collaborating in the development of following research projects: "The effect of obstacle crossing on the combined task of gait and reach-to-grasp" and "The control of the combined t…
Fallers older adults have greater postural instability than their non-fallers pairs. The use of additional haptic information reduces body sway in young adults and non-fallers older adults. There are two paradigms for this purpose: light touch and anchor system. The light touch consists of slightly touching a rigid surface with the tip of the index finger. The anchor system consists in ho…
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The transition from upright standing to walking is one of the most important postural transitiontasks for maintaining individuals' functional independence. Unilateral load carrying can affect andhinder this task, altering biomechanical properties, such as the displacement of the center ofpressure and center of mass and dynamic balance. Thus, the aim of the present study is toinvestigate t…
Adequate control of reaching and grasping movements is essential to manipulate objects and prevent excessive forces from compromising postural stability. Disturbances in the upper limb generate corrective responses in the upper and lower limbs. However, it is not yet known how unexpected disturbances can affect the balance of standing posture or while walking in young and older individual…
Older adults with a history of falls (fallers) demonstrate worse gait performance, balance problems, and impaired perception of verticality than their counterpart non-fallers. During locomotion, three strategies for dynamic balance control are employed: anticipatory, predictive, and reactive. Carrying an asymmetric load (e.g., bags, purses, etc.), which is carried on only one side of the …
The increased risk of falls in older adults is associated with balance deficits, especially during walking. The supply of haptic information through the anchors is a very promising tool to improve dynamic balance control in older adults, but the benefits of practicing with the anchors while walking need to be evaluated. This study will aim to assess the effect of practice with the anchors…
Aging affects several skills, such as gait and posture. Balance during gait is a critical factor in determining the quality of life, but it is complex to be evaluated. Tests with this purpose have been developed for clinical practice, but they are not usually sensitive to discriminate intermediate balance levels. Walking on a balance beam involves the reduction of the base of support, acc…
During locomotion in daily activities, we respond to environmental and task changes by adjusting the length and width of our steps. For this purpose, anticipatory, predictive and reactive control strategies are used, composing the adaptive locomotion. The adaptive locomotion control allows the necessary adjustments to begin at a certain distance in the tasks such as obstacle avoidance, st…
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Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional state between normal cognition and dementia and a risk factor for falls in older adults. The diagnosis requires specialized and multidisciplinary knowledge that uses extensive neuropsychological batteries and clinical assessments. These assessment procedures are very time-consuming and expensive. In the literature it is not clear whether g…
The ability to perform fine manipulative skills is a unique attribute of the human being and the interest in investigating manipulative motor skills in older adults is growing. The execution of manipulative tasks requires the mapping between sensory information and hand movement. Among the different sensorimotor systems, the visuomotor system plays an essential role in controlling manipul…
Aging affects several skills, such as gait and posture. Balance during gait is a critical factor in determining the quality of life, but it is complex to be evaluated. Tests with this purpose have been developed for clinical practice, but they are not usually sensitive to discriminate intermediate balance levels. Walking on a balance beam involves the reduction of the base of support, acc…
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