MOTOR ACTIVITY

This study tested whether training older high school students as peer mentors could help younger teens become more physically active. Over 500 students from Appalachian high schools took part, comparing a peer-mentored program to a teacher-led one. The goal was to see if the ment…

This study tested whether a personalized home exercise program (walking three times a week and strength training with elastic bands twice a week) could improve fitness and strength in 30 adults waiting for a liver transplant. The goal was to see if better fitness before surgery c…

This study looked at how many times people should perform the Nine Hole Peg Test—a simple hand coordination test—to get reliable results after a stroke. Researchers tested 40 healthy adults and stroke survivors aged 20-64. The goal is to improve how doctors measure motor recovery…

This study looked at whether three common hand dexterity tests (Nine Hole Peg Test, Purdue Pegboard Test, and Box and Block Test) give the same results when different testers use new Czech manuals. Thirty healthy adults aged 20 to 65 took part. The goal was to see how reliable th…

This study looked at 29 people—some with chronic neck pain and some without—to see how their neck muscles behave during an endurance test. Researchers used MRI to measure muscle activity before and after the test, and compared it to clinical signs like balance and movement. The g…

This study looked at how short-term pain impacts the ability to learn and remember new walking patterns in 61 healthy young (18-35) and older (55-85) adults. Researchers measured how well participants learned and retained a new way of walking while experiencing acute pain. They a…

This pilot study looked at how distraction (like listening to something) changes walking patterns and pain in people with chronic low back pain. Sixteen participants walked on a treadmill at different speeds, with and without distraction. The goal was to see if distraction could …