OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Somatosensory and Motor Research is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Randomised trial of virtual reality gaming and physiotherapy on balance, gross motor performance and daily functions among children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy	26
Investigation of the relationship between physical activity, kinesiophobia and fear of falling in older adults with chronic pain	13
Effects of cadence-compatible melodic rhythmic auditory stimulation implementation on gait in patients with Parkinson’s disease	7
Factors related to phantom limb pain and its effect on quality of life	7
The role of enhanced plantar-surface sensory feedback on lower limb EMG during planned gait termination	6
Neuroplasticity changes in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) indexed by event-related desynchronization/synchronization during a motor inhibition task	6
Does somatosensory feedback from the plantar foot sole contribute to verticality perception?	6
Acute effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization technique on pain and joint position error in individuals with chronic neck pain: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial	6
The effect of motor imagery training on individuals with unilateral cerebral palsy on motor imagery ability, functional mobility and muscle activity	5
The effect of elastic therapeutic taping and rigid taping on pain, functionality, and tissue temperature in lumbar radiculopathy: a randomized controlled study	5
The effects of progressive neuromuscular exercise program and taping on muscle strength and pain in patellofemoral pain. A randomized controlled blind study	5
Effect of low-level laser therapy plus exercise therapy on pain, range of motion, muscle strength, and function in knee osteoarthritis – a systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Foot and ankle deformities in stroke: relationship with ambulation, balance, and daily living activities: a cross-sectional study	5
Normal or tingly? A story about hands and feet	5
Intra-operative neurophysiological monitoring in patients with dystrophic neurofibromatosis type 1 scoliosis	5
Painful cold-heat segmental pulse stimulation provokes the thermal pain illusion	4
Plantar sensation, plantar pressure, and postural stability alterations and effects of visual status in older adults	4
Effect of sensorimotor training on spatiotemporal parameters of gait among middle and older age adults with diabetic peripheral neuropathy	4
The effect of a textured insole on anticipatory postural adjustments	4
Effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and myofascial release techniques in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome	4
Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome and de Quervain’s tenosynovitis: is there an association?	4
Effects of neural mobilizations through movement representation techniques for the improvement of neural mechanosensitivity of the median nerve region: a randomized controlled trial	4
Muscle strength, balance and upper extremity function are not predictors of cervical proprioception in healthy young subjects	4
Interoceptive attentiveness and autonomic reactivity in pain observation	4
The effects of physical training versus combined action observation and motor imagery in conjunction with physical training on upper-extremity performance	4

Dual-task affects postural balance performance in children with intellectual disability	4
Effects of ischemic compression and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization techniques in trigger point therapy in patients with rotator cuff pathology: randomized controlled study	4
Focal unilateral mechanical lesion in barrel cortex impairs rat’s abilities to discriminate textures	4
Swimming, better than tennis, develops sensorimotor adaptabilities involved in postural balance in 5-6-year-old children	3
Investigation of non-motor symptoms, balance, muscle strength, and functional mobility in patients with parkinson’s disease	3
Association between executive and physical functions in people with Parkinson’s disease	3
An investigation of neck pain in older adults, and its relation with shoulder position sense and upper extremity function	3
The effects of a 6-Week balance training in addition to conventional physiotherapy on pain, postural control, and balance confidence in patients with cervical disc herniation: a randomized controlled	3
E3 ubiquitin ligase Triad1 promotes neuronal apoptosis by regulating the p53-caspase3 pathway after spinal cord injury	3
Visuospatial working memory abilities and spontaneous sensations perception	3
Cortical plasticity causes useless hand syndrome in multiple sclerosis: a neurophysiological study in a rare case	3
Bedside clinical tests to assess sensitization in office workers with chronic neck pain	3
Wnt16 protects chondrocytes from lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis through the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in low back pain patients	3
Muscular endurance and its association with neck pain, disability, neck awareness, and kinesiophobia in patients with chronic neck pain	3
Changes in brain morphometry after motor rehabilitation in chronic stroke	3
Effectiveness of pregabalin treatment for trigger points in patients with comorbid myofascial pain syndrome and fibromyalgia syndrome: a randomized controlled trial	3
The prolonged effect of Kinesio Taping on joint torque and muscle activity	3
Perception of pain in patients with adolescent cerebral palsy: self report or parent’s report	2
Hypoalgesic effects of a blood flow restriction technique at moderate intensity with or without motor imagery: a single-blind randomized controlled trial	2
Vibration of calf muscles has reverse effects on right and left ankle proprioception in high and low proprioceptive performer groups	2
Association between falls in Alzheimer disease and scores on the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and MiniBESTest	2
Brain gym exercises improve Eye-Hand coordination in elderly males	2
Game-based movement facilitates acute priming effect in stroke	2
Changes in the input-output relation of the Hoffmann reflex recruitment curve after submaximal fatiguing contraction of the antagonist muscles	2
Comparison of gait speed, dynamic balance, and dual-task balance performance according to kinesiophobia level in older adults	2
The effects of dynamic neuromuscular stabilization approach on clinical outcomes in older patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized, controlled clinical trial	2
Relationship between presence of spinal cord lesion and restless legs syndrome in multiple sclerosis	2
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Greek version of the Multiple Sclerosis Intimacy and Sexuality Questionnaire-19	2
The vagus nerve somatosensory evoked potential in the intact brain: state-of-evidence and some representative vignettes	2
Investigation of new application technique named star taping in patellofemoral pain: a randomized, single-blind, and placebo-controlled study	2
Comparative analysis of the autonomic nervous system response during movement representation in healthy individuals and patients with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort study	2
There is an impairment in time perception of patients with multiple sclerosis	2
The relationship of pain, disability, physical activity, and body awareness with kinesiophobia in pregnant women with low back pain	1
Effect of theraband exercises on muscle strength and motor development of individuals with moderate intellectual disability	1
Determination of five times-sit-to-stand test performance in patients with multiple sclerosis: validity and reliability	1
Investigation of grip strength, pain threshold, pain tolerance and function in smartphone users	1
Does digital media use contribute to decreased expressive language skills of pre-school-aged children? An exploratory study in Portuguese children	1
The effectiveness of deep tissue massage on pain, trigger point, disability, range of motion and quality of life in individuals with myofascial pain syndrome	1
Association of bilateral lower limb coordination while standing with body sway control and aging	1
Comparison of two different delivery methods of home-based exercise on neck pain	1
The effects of functional electrical stimulation cycling on gait parameters in diplegic cerebral palsy: a single-blind randomized controlled trial	1
The effects of ethyl pyruvate against experimentally induced cisplatin ototoxicity in rats	1
Effects of multi-gravitational suspension-based therapy on posture, physical fitness, quality of life, depression, and sleep quality in women without regular exercise habits	1
Comparisons of postural control, proprioception, muscle strength, pain and disability between individuals with acute, subacute and chronic low back pain	1
Proprioceptive accuracy after uni-joint and multi-joint patterns of arm-raising movements directed to overhead targets	1
Comparison of lumbopelvic stability, low back pain and well-being of women who have overactive bladder syndrome to asymptomatic controls: cut-off points	1
Investigation of the predictors of temporomandibular disorders in engineers across different variables: sociodemographic characteristics, neck pain and neck awareness	1
Does osteoporosis cause pain even without a fracture? An observational study	1
Effect of muscle selection for botulinum neurotoxin treatment on spasticity in patients with post-stroke elbow flexor muscle over-activity: an observational prospective study	1
The test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of 360° turn test in patients with knee osteoarthritis	1

Effects of scapular exercises on trunk control ın patients with acute stroke: a double-blind randomized controlled study	1
Effects of receptor density on the tactile perception of roughness: implications for neural mechanisms of texture perception	1
The characteristics, disabilities, and spinal alignment of women with double crush syndrome: a case-control study	1
COVID-19 and postural sway: a comparison of individuals with a SARS-CoV-2 history and healthy sedentary women	1
Effects of proprioception and core stability training followed by detraining on balance performance in deaf male students: a three-arm randomized controlled trial	1
The effects of basic body awareness therapy on balance in patients with chronic neck pain: a randomised crossover trial	1
Combination of atorvastatin and gemfibrozil plus physical activity: an animal model of statin/fibrate-induced myopathy	1
Intracellular potassium depletion enhances apoptosis induced by staurosporine in cultured trigeminal satellite glial cells	1