CV Lattes
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Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul (UNICSUL). Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Paulo holds a Ph.D. from the Biomechanics and Movement Science Graduate Program at the University of Delaware [Newark, DE, USA] (2009). He did a postdoctoral internship at the Department of Neurology at Penn State College of Medicine [Hershey, PA, USA] between 2017 and 2019. He is currently Full Professor at Cruzeiro do Sul University, working as a researcher in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Health Sciences. Paulo is a member of the International Society of Motor Control, Society for Neuroscience and the Brazilian Society of Motor Behavior (SOCIBRACOM). Paulo has experience in the area of #8203;#8203;human movement, with an emphasis on motor control and biomechanics. Her research interests are centered on the following themes: assessment of neuromuscular function, hand function, gait, and postural control. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Rapid force generation is essential for daily activities and postural stability. The rate of force development (RFD) is a common measure of this capacity, but it may not accurately reflect submaximal force production in everyday tasks. The RFD scaling factor (SF-RFD) emerges as a promising alternative, demonstrating reliability and sensitivity across populations and contexts. This in-dept…
The minimum height of the foot in relation to the ground also known as minimum toe clearance (MTC) that happens in the mid-swing phase is a critical event for success in walking. At that moment, the foot moves forward with a speed 3 times greater than the speed of the center of mass and passes about 2 cm from the ground. The joint angles of the swing and support lower limbs and the pelvis…
The peripheral diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a major comorbidities arising from diabetes mellitus (DM). Despite the high incidence, diagnosis usually occurs too late and after the examination of electromyography (EMG). Although signs and symptoms are exacerbated in the legs and feet, we decided to study hands due its effects are systemic. Our early studies showed that the percentage of gri…
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Ascending a step is a common task, yet it presents challenges in control and execution. The first challenge is to move and place the leading foot (the first to move) onto the step without tripping, while also avoiding excessive energy and time expenditure. The second challenge is to control body movement, represented by the center of mass (CM), in both horizontal and vertical directions, …
Controlling the vertical position of the foot during the swing phase is an important aspect of running. When the central nervous system (CNS) directly controls a certain performance variable (eg, horizontal or vertical displacement of the body's center of mass, COM), the variability of motor elements (e.g., joint angles) relevant to the control of this variable is greater than the variabi…
The diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the major comorbidities of the diabetes mellitus (DM). Despite its high incidence, diagnosis often occurs late and after the examination of electroneuromyography (ENMG). A simple way to detect neurological disorders in diabetic patients with and without neuropathy is to make them grasp and hold an object instrumenting as stable as possibl…
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Maintaining an upright posture during movement requires the motor control system to stabilize key performance variables essential for balance. Strong candidates for these variables include the center of mass (COM) position, center of pressure (COP) trajectory, and trunk orientation. The vertical projection of the COM must remain within the base of support defined by the feet, which necess…
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