• Muscle co-contraction and co-activation in cerebral palsy during gait : a scoping review 

    Mohammadyari Gharehbolagh, Sahar; Dussault-Picard, Cloé; Arvisais, Denis; Dixon, Philippe (Elsevier, 2023-07-09)
    Background Cerebral palsy (CP) results from an injury to a developing brain. Muscle activation patterns during walking are disrupted in individuals with CP. Indeed, excessive muscle co-contraction or co-activation (MCo/MCa) is one of the characteristics ...
  • Sex differences in glenohumeral muscle activation and coactivation during a box lifting task 

    Bouffard, Jason; Martinez, Romain; Plamondon, André; Côté, Julie N.; Begon, Mickaël (Taylor and Francis, 2019-07-19)
    Manual material handling is associated with shoulder musculoskeletal disorders, especially for women. Sex differences in glenohumeral muscle activity may contribute to women’s higher injury risk by affecting shoulder load and stability. We assessed the ...
  • Shoulder muscle activation strategies differ when lifting or lowering a load 

    Turpin, Nicolas A.; Martinez, Romain; Begon, Mickaël (Springer, 2020-08-14)
    Purpose Lowering a load could be associated with abnormal shoulder and scapular motion. We tested the hypothesis that lowering a load involves different shoulder muscle coordination strategies compared to lifting a load. Methods EMG activity of ...
  • Time history of upper-limb muscle activity during isolated piano keystrokes 

    Degrave, Valentin; Verdugo, Felipe; Pelletier, Justine; Traube, Caroline; Begon, Mickaël (Elsevier, 2020-08-28)
    Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) in pianists can lead to the cessation of performance-related activities. A better understanding of the impact of performance parameters on muscle activities could help improve prevention of pianists’ ...