Individual muscle coordination signatures: Origins and consequences
Dr François Hug (PhD) is a Professor at Nantes University (France) and a junior fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF). He is the head of the lab ‘Motricité, Interactions, Performance’, which consists of 25 permanent staff and >20 PhD students). He has a background in Human Movement Sciences (PhD in 2003, France).
His research focuses on the control of movement in health and disease. Specifically, using a neuromechanical approach he aims to understand the origin of individual muscle coordination strategies (or signatures) and their role in the development/persistence of musculoskeletal disorders. François has published over 145 publications/book chapters.
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