br Methods br Results Our study focused on consecutive

Methods
Results Our study focused on consecutive postural adjustments (CPAs) between IS and BS (the shaded areas on Fig. 2); that is to say, the Rx kinetics that occur after the end of an upper limb movement. It was dedicated to examining the main features of CPAs and the influence of movement velocity on these features. Qualitative and quantitative data were gathered.
Discussion This study focuses on consecutive postural adjustments (CPAs), that is, the postural adjustments that occur after the end of a voluntary movement (the shaded areas on 2). It takes into account original findings on Rx (the antero-posterior component of the reaction forces). Three main results emerged:
Conclusion Furthermore, both CPAs and APAs vary as a function of task velocity. Thus, it can be assumed that postural chain kinetics are programmed according to task velocity. However, CPAs and APAs differ in terms of certain features. Indeed, even if CPA and APA impulses are scaled according to the same movement parameter (in this study, velocity), they are scaled in a different way (i.e., in their duration and amplitude). Thus, we can envisage a trade-off between CPA amplitude and duration, depending on movement velocity and balance parameters. Above all, while APAs are proactive and, therefore, programmed, CPAs are post-active, but not necessarily reactive in strict reflex terms. According to Gelfand et al. [18] and other authors, such as Latash [20], a feedback process could be integrated in a more global process, where postural and focal control mechanisms are assumed to cooperate. In addition to our findings on CPA and APA, an earlier study of SPA kinetics has shown that the postural chain plays a dual role when performing the same motor act, with one or both roles depending on a time-instant in the kinetic sequence [17].
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