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Methods to Quantify Pharmacologically Induced Alterations in Motor Function in Human Incomplete SCI
Published on: April 18, 2011
[Descriptive motor sciences]
I Apostol1, O Ciobanu, C Ungureanu
1Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Bioinginerie Medicală, Disciplina Medicină fizică si Recuperare.
Abstract:
The paper presents a new approach to human movements and positions using Descriptive Geometry, a discipline used in 2D and 3D description of object positions in space. Some particular positions of the human body are depicted using a reference system formed by three orthogonal planes: horizontal, vertical and lateral. Positions of arms are described using precise terms used in Descriptive Geometry. The use of precise terms in human positions description can improve communication and understanding of more complex positions in space.
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