Jacek Cholewicki

About

Jacek Cholewicki is a leading researcher in human motor control, with a focus on trunk and postural stability, particularly in the context of low back pain. His work bridges biomechanics, rehabilitation, and robotics to develop reliable, quantitative tools for assessing neuromuscular function. A major contribution is his emphasis on methodological rigor—demonstrating that tasks like position tracking, force stabilization, and seated balancing must first be validated for reliability before they can be used to estimate neurophysiological parameters via system identification. His 2013 study on trunk motor control reliability (18 citations) and 2014 work on head–neck control (14 citations) established foundational protocols in the field. More recently, his 2021 paper showed that stability thresholds during seated balancing are sensitive to low back pain and safe to assess (6 citations), offering a practical clinical tool. Cholewicki also champions robotic solutions to enhance experimental control and reproducibility in motor control studies. With over 50 citations across his top works, his research continues to shape how we objectively measure and understand motor impairments, making significant impacts in both rehabilitation engineering and clinical neuroscience.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Reliability of assessing trunk motor control using position and force tracking and stabilization tasks

   18 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Quantitative measures of sagittal plane head–neck control: A test–retest reliability study

   14 citations · 2014
3. 3
   Reliability of assessing postural control during seated balancing using a physical human-robot interaction

   10 citations · 2017
4. 4
   Stability threshold during seated balancing is sensitive to low back pain and safe to assess

   6 citations · 2021
5. 5
   Robotic solutions to facilitate studying human motor control

   2 citations · 2017

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