Journal of Yoga & Physical Therapy
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Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira- Salmela

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• Short Communication
  Motor Recovery, Tonus of the Plantar Flexor Muscles, and Age are Predictors of the Lower Limb Motor Coordination in Stroke Survivors
  Author(s): Kenia Kiefer Parreiras de Menezes, Aline Alvim Scianni, Iza Faria-Fortini, Patrick Roberto Avelino, Christina DCM Faria and Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira- Salmela Kenia Kiefer Parreiras de Menezes, Aline Alvim Scianni, Iza Faria-Fortini, Patrick Roberto Avelino, Christina DCM Faria and Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira- Salmela
  
  Motor coordination (MC) or dexterity refers to the ability to perform a motor task in an accurate, rapid, and controlled manner. Adequate coordination of the lower limbs is important for the performance of activities of daily living and for an independent life and in stroke individuals, MC impairments contribute significantly to disability. The Lower Extremity Motor Coordination Test (LEMOCOT) was developed to assess the motor coordination of the lower limbs and is a simple test with good clinical utility, adequate psychometric properties, and has been considered one of the best to assess lower limb MC. Many factors may predict MC, such as age, gender, body mass index, and muscular strength, but these factors may depend upon the characteristics of the investigated sample. Menezes et al. investigated the potential predictors of the lower limb MC, assessed by the LEMOCOT scores, in stro.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7595.1000202

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