CV Lattes
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Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID). Pró-Reitoria de Pós-Graduação, Pesquisa e Extensão (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
has a education degree in physical education and a master degree in movement science from the "São Paulo State University" (UNESP) at Rio Claro, Brazil. Sandra has also a doctoral degree in physical education from the "University of São Paulo" (USP) in Brazil. Sandra kept a post-doctoral position in the department of physical therapy at the University of Delaware (Newark, DE, USA) and Neurology Department of Pennsylvania State University (Hershey, PA, USA). Sandra has experience in Biomechanics and Motor Control, specially in postural control and reaching in young and old adults and in individuals with neural desorders such as cerebrovascular accident and Parkinson's disease. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Many activities of daily living require the execution of arm reaching movements on upright position (e.g., reaching and grasping a glass on a high shelf). Although these tasks seem simple, they require: a) adequate control of arm reaching movements to reach the object (focal movement) and b) postural adjustments to minimize the effects of perturbations generate by focal movement on body b…
The maintenance of upright posture, assured by an adequate functioning of the postural control system, is crucial for performing a large variety of motor actions. Therefore, the central nervous system utilizes and integrates stimulus provided by the visual, vestibular e somatosensory systems to obtain accurate information of body position and orientation in space and generates proper moto…
Individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) present postural control impairments, leading to decreased independence in daily life activities and an increased risk of falls. Although dopaminergic replacement therapy with levodopa improves PD symptoms, it has been suggested that it does not effectively enhance postural stability. Many clinical characteristics of PD, such as disease severity, …
The reaching movement performed with the upper limb is used in several activities in our day-to-day, and mostly during the upright stance. To perform these activities with success is necessary an adequate postural control, to ensure that the individual to move and maintain the balance under the different situations. The assessment of the posture control while performing reaching movement …
Many activities of daily living are performed in quiet standing and require an adequate functioning of the postural control system. Individuals who suffered a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) present several deficits in maintain this posture, indicated by the increased postural sway and greater asymmetry of the weight distribution between lower limbs. Such deficits may be due to motor, sens…
Many activities of daily living require the execution of arm reaching movements on upright position (e.g., reaching and grasping a glass on a high shelf). Although these tasks seem simple, they require: a) adequate control of arm reaching movements to reach the object (focal movement) and b) postural adjustments to minimize the effects of perturbations generate by focal movement on body b…
Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative disease, is characterised by the presence of several motor symptoms, such as bradykinesia, tremor, and muscle rigidity. The primary antiparkinsonian medication is Levodopa, which has a function to "replace" the missing or non-existent dopamine in the substantia nigra pars compacta that caused the disease. Although, it is e…
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