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Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) affects trunk control and determines altered or absent neuromuscular activity and sensory feedback below the lesioned spinal segment. The practice of sport or of any physical activity are key elements for improving the health and quality of life of people with SCI. Paralympic athletes overcome limits related to their...

Amputation of the lower limb affects balance abilities and leads subjects to learn how to balance relying on a single leg. Challenging evaluations for expert athletes, who have greater performance level than those of able-body subjects, are missing. Here, we propose a comprehensive protocol created ad-hoc for expert athletes with lower limb...