Anna Mańka

• Silesian University of Technology

Posture disorder affects more and more people in every age and social group, causing a huge drop in energy (tiredness, depression) or even nerve compression. The early assessment allows introducing therapy that minimizes the influence on everyday life. In the presented approach authors focused on the analysis of thermal images. The research group c...

The aim of the study was to assess the electromechanical response times of muscles and to assess the effect of repeatability of the performed task on the indicated times: TRT (total reaction time), PMT (premotor time), and EMD (electromechanical delay). The test consisted in squeezing the dynamometer with maximum force in the shortest possible time...

Abstract. The article presents the results of a preliminary study analysing the physiological parameters obtained during exercises that teach the patient’s correct body posture while sitting. Electrodermal activity (EDA), blood volume pulse (BVP), and electromyographic (EMG) signals were recorded and analysed during the training process for positio...

Invasive or uncomfortable procedures especially during healthcare trigger emotions. Technological development of the equipment and systems for monitoring and recording psychophysiological functions enables continuous observation of changes to a situation responding to a situation. The presented study aimed to focus on the analysis of the individual...

The aim of the study was to define the effect of different short-term metro-rhythmic stimulations on the time and spatial parameters of gait. The secondary goal was to test whether prior instructions on how to respond to stimulations played a significant role in the stimulation by sound stimuli. Experimental tests of gait were conducted on a group...

The background of the work presented in this article is a method of monitoring the subject’s psychophysical state during exercises. The essential context is the creation of a mechanism to prevent hyperactivity. Therefore, in the designed diagnostic and rehabilitation system continuous subject observation over time with the use of precise, not-burde...

The research discussed in the article involved the assessment of the effect of various types of metro-rhythmic stimulations and the manner of their application on the variability of gait frequency in a group of persons without locomotor function disorders. Tests of gait were attended by 22 adults in two equal groups: group 1—persons, who were not i...

As a result of the constantly growing number of people in the World, disabilities became one of the most important aspects related to human health. According to the World Health Organization, a disabled person is "anyone who affects a reduction in performance or fitness in the construction or functioning of the body in terms of psychological, physi...

Heart rate variability (HRV) indicates that the body is under internal or external stressors. Higher HRV parameters usually means that the body has a ability to cope with those stressors. The paper presents the results of the heart rate variability analysis obtained for a group of healthy adults. 70 adults had been examined. Photoplethysmogram sign...