Movement Biomechanics and Motor Control

Dear Colleagues,

The many applications of movement analysis have enriched our knowledge about the relationship between biomechanics and motor control strategies. The Special Issue will try to make a point of what has been learnt, trying to discriminate between those phenomena in which the physical laws can be dominant, and those in which an active control of the nervous system is required in order to regulate the stiffness and change the system of forces (muscle activation). The areas of interest are as follows: upper limb (reaching, grasping, and manipulation strategies), posture and posture adjustment, lower limb and spine (all forms of gait), dynamic tasks (sport),  and pathological conditions. The common basis of the studies should be the integration of biomechanical and motor control aspects.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Carlo Albino Frigo
Guest Editor

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