Monthly Archives: February 2017

How do we maintain reaching accuracy during body movement?

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When reaching for an object we must compensate for any body movement that may take the arm off-target.  For example, reaching for a handrail when standing on a bus that suddenly accelerates requires detection and compensation for body movement relative to the handrail.  A key sensory system which can detect body […]

Interview: Professor Peter Eastwood talks about the role of respiratory muscles in breathing motor impairments 2

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When you take a breath, many muscles in your body contract in a coordinated pattern to let air flow in and out of your lungs. While most of the muscular work for breathing is done by the diaphragm muscle in the abdomen, the muscles in the upper airway also play […]