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Complexity of Change: Motor Behavior and Biomechanics Research in Real Life Behaviors

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 498

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Matheus Maia Pacheco

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CIFI2D, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
Interests: motor learning; motor development; dynamic systems
Prof. Dr. João Vilas-Boas

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Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP-UP), Centre of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal
Interests: sports sciences; biomechanics; swimming
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Dear Colleagues,

From a child learning to throw a ball to a stroke patient demonstrating again the capacity to walk independently, the complexity of change in motor behavior cannot be overstated. Unfortunately, the richness and difficulty of understanding how the many degrees-of-freedom of our motor system change towards states of more functionality and complexity have been neglected. Either because of the belief that simplistic experiments could grasp essential aspects or to emphasize other levels of analyses (brain imaging). Currently, the field has recognized the need to understand the dynamics of change through the integration of different areas of knowledge that characterize behavior at the right level of analysis. The present Special Issue will present new perspectives and evidence on how humans deal with the problems of many degrees of freedom in motor learning.

We invite papers on the topics of:

  • Motor Learning;
  • Motor Development;
  • Rehabilitation;
  • Sport Sciences;
  • Aging.

Dr. Matheus Maia Pacheco
Prof. Dr. João Vilas-Boas
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • motor learning
  • skill acquisition
  • motor development
  • sport sciences
  • rehabilitation
  • aging

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Validity and Reliability of the Lower Extremity Motor Coordination Test (LEMOCOT) in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis
by Dimitra Zarbouti, Margialena Manola, Anna Christakou, George A. Koumantakis, Triantafyllos K. Doskas and Vasiliki Sakellari
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(8), 3233; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/app14083233 - 11 Apr 2024
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The validity and reliability of the Lower Extremity Motor Coordination Test (LEMOCOT) were assessed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study involved 60 participants diagnosed with MS (mean age: 48.13 years, range: 24–80 years). Intra-rater reliability was assessed within-day (n = [...] Read more.
The validity and reliability of the Lower Extremity Motor Coordination Test (LEMOCOT) were assessed in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study involved 60 participants diagnosed with MS (mean age: 48.13 years, range: 24–80 years). Intra-rater reliability was assessed within-day (n = 12), and inter-rater reliability was assessed within-day (n = 45) and between-days (n = 22). For known-groups validity, test scores were compared between participants of different sexes; for convergent validity, test scores were correlated with age, the Five-Repetition Sit-to-Stand test (FSTS), the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), and the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS). To test the discriminant validity, the LEMOCOT test scores were correlated with the Mini-Mental State Evaluation (MMSE) and compared according to social history (living alone or not). The LEMOCOT test was tested under three different conditions and found to be very reliable (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC2,1 > 0.94) with an acceptable error level (standard error of the measurement, SEM, between 1.39 and 3.47 targets and 95% minimum detectable change; MDC95%, between 3.84 and 9.58 targets). Convergent validity was verified, as the LEMOCOT registered very strong correlations with the FSTS test (r = −0.851) and the BBS scale (r = 0.815), a strong correlation with the LEFS scale (r = 0.78), a moderate correlation with the EDSS scale (r = −0.634), all highly significant (p < 0.001), and a weak correlation with age (r = −0.332, p < 0.01). Discriminant validity was also confirmed, as the LEMOCOT demonstrated a weak correlation with the MMSE scale (r = 0.365, p = 0.017) and no differences relative to living environment or sex. The LEMOCOT demonstrated excellent reliability and validity for patients with MS. Full article
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