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Verona – 23 – 26 August, 2024

Integration of postural control and locomotion

ITC Locomotion Module: “Understanding the Complexity of Postural Control for the Functional Recovery of Locomotion”

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General objective

Expand and update the knowledge on postural control and locomotion, as well as their integration from a neurophysiological and biomechanical perspectives

Specific

Know the common patterns of posture and movement as a source of knowledge for the approach of neurological injuries
Understand the characteristics of the posturo-locomotor nervous system�Understand the existing relationship between the central rhythm generator and the central pattern generator�Further understand how facilitation of specific sensory input can access postural and locomotor activities
Identify the critical components that initiate, maintain and terminate locomotion to facilitate them in the practice of locomotor tasks

OBJECTIVES

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LECTURE OVERVIEW

Introduction
First Step
Biomechanical Subcomponents of Locomotion
Muscle Modules in Locomotion
Posturo-Locomotor System
Reticulospinal and Vestibulospinal Integration
Central Pattern Generator for Locomotion
Sensory Input
Termination of Locomotion

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Central Pattern Generator

Layers of the CPG network receive descending supraspinal input (corticospinal, reticulospinal, vestibulospinal) that provides control of the locomotor pattern, intensity, and mode (transition from walking to running), alterations in limb trajectory, and the excitability of postural responses that accompany locomotion Griller & El Manira (2020)

Fig: Dutta et al. (2019)

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Fig: Bejarano et al. (2017)

Muscle Modules in Locomotion

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