Muscle Mechanics and Sensory Feedback Lab

08/11/2022

https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/neural-control-of-gait-in-people-with-haemophilic-arthropathy

On December 2, Carlos Cruz-Montecinos will defend his thesis entitled "NEURAL CONTROL OF GAIT IN PEOPLE WITH HAEMOPHILIC ARTHROPATHY". His thesis is available via this link.

N2 - Haemophilia is a bleeding disorder caused by a deficiency of coagulation factors VIII or factor IX. People with severe haemophilia may have spontaneous bleeding events or bleeding in response to minor trauma; most of the events occur in the joints and muscles. The most frequent clinical manifes...

24/07/2022

This preprint written by Adam Kositsky is now live and has been submitted for peer review.

The human semitendinosus muscle is characterized by a tendinous inscription separating proximal (STprox) and distal (STdist) neuromuscular compartments. As each compartment is innervated by separate nerve branches, potential exists for the compartments to operate and be controlled independently. How...

20/07/2022

Congratulations to Fangxin Xiao for publishing her first paper!
https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1fRXX15DX1ZQFS

For people above 65 years old, low-back pain (LBP) is associated with balance problems and falls. Down-weighting of proprioception due to ageing and L…

30/05/2022

We humans have more than 600 muscles in our bodies! You constantly use your muscles to eat, breathe, make faces, and run around! How many muscles do you think a person uses to play the piano, dance the macarena, or play basketball? How do you think the muscles get the message to move? We cannot see our muscles under the skin, so it is easy to forget about them. If you make the “strong arm” pose by flexing your elbow and clenching your fist, you might see a muscle bulge. Or if you get a lot of exercise, your muscles might get tired or sore. Would you like to be able to see what your muscles are doing under your skin? If you could listen really closely, do you think muscles make any sound? In fact, with some special recording equipment, it is possible to see and hear what muscles are doing!
https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.742590

We humans have more than 600 muscles in our bodies! You constantly use your muscles to eat, breathe, make faces, and run around! How many muscles do you think a person uses to play the piano, dance the macarena, or play basketball? How do you think the muscles get the message to move? We cannot see....

19/04/2022

Our paper on the Three-Dimensional Interactive Graphical Model of the Hindlimb Muscles of the Rat has now been published (open access) in Cells Tissues Organs:
https://www.karger.com/DOI/10.1159/000523708

19/04/2022

https://vu-4.foleon.com/lustrum/symposium-bewegingswetenschappen/

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08/04/2022

https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.626219

An athlete who runs. A child who grasps a piece of candy. A teacher who talks. A person who eats. What do all these people have in common? They are producing movements, often without even thinking about them. Moving seems easy. However, it might surprise you, but there is still a lot to learn about....

25/02/2022

Another paper by Carlos Cruz-Montecinos on neural control in people with haemophilic arthropathy. Congratulations!

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hae.14517

Introduction It is unknown whether altered neural control is associated with clinical outcomes in people with haemophilic arthropathy (PWHA). The dynamic motor control index during walking (Walk-DMC...

21/01/2022

World Wide 6th place for VU Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences in Shanghai Ranking for Sport Science Schools and Departments

The Shanghai Ranking allows sport-related institutions and units to compare with similar peers other than multi-disciplinary universities in a specific subject, adopting a unique methodology highlighting the performances. The top 300 universities are listed based on the measurement of publication, citation, citations per publication, top 25% journal publications, and internationally collaborated publications. Deakin University in Australia is ranked No.1 in the world, followed by Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and University of Copenhagen in Denmark. VU Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences is ranked No.6 in the world!

https://www.shanghairanking.com/news/grsssd/2021

ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments is announced today. Deakin University in Australia is ranked No.1 in the world, followed by Norwegian School of Sport Sciences and University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

23/12/2021

Hereby, we share the 3D drawing of the hindlimb of the rat. Thanks to Guus Baan for the detailled work!

A three-dimensional model of the rat hindlimb is presented. Using the anatomical data of the Wistar rat published previously (Green, 1935), a 3D representation of 34 muscles of the hindlimb was drawn. Two models were created, one using muscle like appearances and one using different colors. Each mus...

25/10/2021

5 years after the paper by Hiltsje Smilde about effects of myofascial loads on muscle spindle firing, now our paper on the effects on the firing characteristics of Golgi tendon organs:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00221-021-06242-1

Skeletal muscles embed multiple tendon organs, both at the proximal and distal ends of muscle fibers. One of the functions of such spatial distribution may be to provide locally unique force feedback, which may become more important when stresses are distributed non-uniformly within the muscle. Forc...

18/10/2021

The intestinal microbiota contributes to the growth and physiological state of muscle tissue
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-90881-5

01/10/2021

Sports day with colleagues and students from the Department of Human Movement Sciences celebrating 50 years of Human Movement Sciences in Amsterdam. A lot of fun and muscle soreness.

30/08/2021

Motor Impairment Conference - Call for Abstracts

The Second International Motor Impairment Conference (SIMIC) Online will be held via 6 online sessions over three days at varying times to suit world time zones.

Abstract submission and registration for this conference is *NOW OPEN*.

https://motorimpairment.org/abstract-submission/

29/07/2021

Day 4 of the online meeting of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) at the Department of Human Movement Sciences.

28/07/2021

Congratulations to Guido Geusebroek for winning the second prize at the ISB meeting from the Hand and Wrist Biomechanics International technical group. He presented his MSc thesis work with the title "Force transmission via intertendinous linkages of the m. flexor digitorum profundus".

28/07/2021

https://www.nwo.nl/cases/warm-en-vochtig-hoe-presteer-je-op-olympisch-niveau?utm_source=tripolis&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ttw_nieuwsbrief_2021_07_22

Luister Kruimelpad Home Uitgelicht Warm en vochtig: hoe presteer je op Olympisch niveau? Warm en vochtig: hoe presteer je op Olympisch niveau? 21 juli 2021 Zon, 32 graden Celsius en een luchtvochtigheid van 80 procent. Grote kans dat het weer in Tokio er ook deze zomer zo uitziet. De Olympische Spel...

09/07/2021

Voor Bewegingswetenschappers en anderen geïnteresseerd in revalidatie:

Listen to Blik op bewegen on Spotify. Hoera! Bewegingswetenschappen aan de VU Amsterdam bestaat 50 jaar! In deze zesdelige podcastserie voelen interviewers Sanne en Dax twee prominente bewegingswetenschappers aan de tand... Hoe heeft hun specialisatie zich de afgelopen decennia ontwikkeld en waar de...