Support for a linear length-tension relation of the torso extensor muscles: An investigation of the length and velocity EMG-force relationships

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1597-1604

  Raschke, Ulrich ^a,b   Chaffin, Don B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Center for Ergonomics   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical modeling; Length tension; Lifting; Torso extensors; Velocity force

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; HEALTH RISKS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; OPTIMIZATION; SPEED; VELOCITY;

BACK PAIN INJURY; FLEXED POSTURES; LATISSIMUS MUSCLE; LIFTING; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TENSION; SPINAE MUSCLE; TISSUE STRAIN; TORSO EXTENSOR MUSCLE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODEL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK;

EID: 0030561039     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9290(96)80011-X     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Abbot, B. C. and Wilkie, D. R. (1973) The relationship between velocity of shortening and the tension length curve of skeletal muscle. J. Physiol. 120, 214-222.
2. Adams, M. A. and Dolan, P. (1991) A technique for quantifying the bending moment acting on the lumbar spine in vivo. J. Biomechanics 24, 117-126.
3. Bahler, A. S. (1968) Modeling of mammalian skeletal muscle. IEEE Trans. biomed. Engng 13, 248-257.
4. Baratta, R. V., Solomonow, M., Best, R., Zembo, M. and D'Ambrosia, R. (1995) Architecture-based force-velocity models of load-moving skeletal muscles. Clin. Biomech. 10, 149-155.
5. Bean, J. C., Chaffin, D. B. and Schultz, A. B. (1988) Biomechanical model calculation of muscle contraction forces: a double linear programming method. J. Biomechanics 21, 59-66.
6. Bigland, B. and Lippold, O. C. J. (1954) The relation between force, velocity and integrated electrical activity in human muscles. J. Physiol. 123, 214-224.
7. Chaffin, D. B. and Park, K. S. (1973) A longitudinal study of low-back pain as associated with occupational weight lifting factors. Am. Ind. Hygiene Assoc. J. 513-525.
8. Cresswell, A. G. and Thorstensson, A. (1989) The role of the abdominal musculature in the elevation of the intra-abdominal pressure during specified tasks. Ergonomics 32, 1237-1246.
9. Dolan, P., Earley, M. and Adams, M. A. (1994) Bending and compressive stresses acting on the lumbar spine during lifting activities. J. Biomechanics 27, 1237-1248.
10. Gareis, H., Solomonow, M., Baratta, R., Best, R. and D'Ambrosia, R. (1992) The isometric length-force models of nine different skeletal muscles. J. Biomechanics 25, 903-916.
11. Graves, J. E., Pollock, M. L., Carpenter, D. M., Leggett, S. H., Jones, A., MacMillan, M., Fulton, M. (1990) Quantitative assessment of full range-of-motion isometric lumbar extension strength. Spine 15, 289-294.
12. Herzog, W., Leonard, T. R., Renaud, J. M., Wallace, J., Chaki, G. and Bornemisza, S. (1992) Force-length properties and functional demands of cat gastrocnemius, soleus and plantaris muscles. J. Biomechanics 25, 1329-1335.
13. Hill, A. B. (1938) The heat of shortening and the dynamic constants of muscle. Proc. Roy. Soc. 126, 136-195.
14. Hindle, R. J., Pearcy, M. J. and Cross, A. (1990) Mechanical function of the human lumbar interspinous and supraspinous ligaments. J. biomed Engng 12, 340-344.
15. Hof, A. L. and Van Den Berg, J. W. (1981) EMG to force processing I: an electrical analogue of the Hill muscle model. J. Biomechanics 14, 747-758.
16. Hughes, R. E. (1991) Empirical evaluation of optimization-based lumbar muscle force prediction models. Ph.D. thesis, The University of Michigan.
17. Huxley, A. F. (1957) Muscle structure and theories of contraction. Prog. Biophys. biophys. Chem. 7, 255-318.
18. Jäger, M. and Luttman, A. (1989) Biomechanical analysis and assessment of lumbar stress during load lifting using a dynamic 19-segment human model. Ergonomics 32, 93-112.
19. Johnson, M. A., Polgar, J., Weightman, D. and Appleton, D. (1973) Data on the distribution of fibre types in thirty-six human muscles - an autopsy study. J. Neurol. Sci. 18, 111-129.
20. Kleweno, D. G. and Winters, J. M. (1993) Effect of initial upper limb alignment of muscle contributions to isometric strength curves. J. Biomechanics 26, 143-153.
21. Komi, P. V. (1973) Relationship between muscle tension, EMG and velocity of contraction under concentric and eccentric work. In New Developments in Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology (Edited by Desmedt, J. E.) Vol. 1, pp. 596-606. S. Krager, New York.
22. Macintosh, J. E. and Bogduk, N. (1987) The morphology of the lumbar erector spinae. Spine 12, 658-668.
23. McCully, K. K. and Faulkner, J. A. (1983) Length-tension relationship of mammalian diaphragm muscles, J. Appl. Physiol. 54, 1681-1686.
24. McGill, S. M., Jones, K., Bennett, G. and Bishop, P. J. (1994) Passive stiffness of the human neck in flexion, extension, and lateral bending. Clin. Biomech. 9, 193-198.
25. McGill, S. M. and Norman, R. W. (1986) Partitioning of the L4-L5 dynamic moment into disc, ligamentous, and muscular components during lifting. Spine 11, 666-678.
26. McGill, S. M., Santaguida, L. and Stevens, J. (1993) Measure-ment of the trunk musculature from T5 to L5 using MRl scans of 15 young males corrected for muscle fibre orientation. Clin. Biomech. 8, 171-178.
27. Marras, W. S. and Granata, K. P. (1995) A biomechanical assessment and model of axial twisting in the thoracolumbar spine. Spine 20, 1440-1451.
28. Marras, W. S., King, A. I. and Joynt, R. L. (1984) Measurement of loads on the lumbar spine under isometric and isokinetic conditions. Spine 9, 176-187.
29. Marras, W. S., Lavender, S. A., Leurgans, S. E., Rajulu, S. L., Allread, W. G., Fathallah, F. A., Ferguson, S. A. (1993) The role of dynamic three-dimensional trunk motion in occupationally related low back disorders. Spine 18, 617-628.
30. Marras, W. S. and Sommerich, C. M. (1991) A three-dimensional motion model of loads on the lumbar spine: I. Model structure. Human Factors 33, 123-137.
31. Mirka, G. A. (1991) The quantification of EMG normalization error. Ergonomics 34, 343-352.
32. Mirka, G. A. and Marras, W. S. (1993) A stochastic model of trunk muscle coactivation during trunk bending. Spine 18, 1396-1409.
33. Moga, P. J., Erig, M., Chaffin, D. B. and Nussbaum, M. A. (1993) Torso muscle moment arms at intervertebral levels T10 through L5 from CT scans on eleven male and eight female subjects. Spine 18, 2305-2309.
34. Nussbaum, M. and Chaffin, D. B. (1996) Development and evaluation of a scalable and deformable geometric model of the human torso. Clin. Biomech. 11(1), 25-34.
35. Olney, S. J. and Winter, D. A. (1985) Predictions of knee and ankle moments of force in walking from EMG and kinematic data. J. Biomechanics 18, 9-20.
36. Raschke, U. (1994) Lumbar muscle activity prediction under dynamic sagittal plane lifting conditions: physiological and biomechanical modeling considerations. Ph.D. dissertation, The University of Michigan.
37. Raschke, U. and Chaffin, D. B. (1996) Effects of sagittal plane lumbar shear and pelvic moments on the recruitment of select torso and femoral muscles. Clin. Biomech. 11(3), 145-152.
38. Schanne, F. T. (1972) Three dimensional hand force capability model for a seated person. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Michigan.
39. Schultz, A. B., Andersson, G. B. J., Örtengren, R., Björk, R. and Nordin, M. (1982) Analysis and quantitative myoelectric measurement of loads on the lumbar spine when holding weights in standing postures. Spine 7, 390-397.
40. Schultz, A., Haderspeck, K., Warwick, D. and Portillo, D. (1983) Use of lumbar trunk muscles in isometric performance of mechanically complex standing tasks. J. orthop. Res. 1, 77-91.
41. Smidt, G., Herring, T., Amundsen, L., Rogers, M., Russell, A. and Lehmann, T. (1983) Assessment of abdominal and back extensor function. Spine 8, 211-219.
42. Thorstensson, A. and Nilsson, J. (1982) Trunk muscle strength during constant velocity movements. Scand. J. Rehab. Med. 14, 61-68.
43. Vail, G. R. and Reid, J. G. (1994) Function and morphometrics of latissimus dorsi. Unpublished M.Sc. Thesis, Queens Univ., Kingston, Ont., Canada.
44. Zetterberg, C., Andersson, G. B. J. and Schultz, A. B. (1987) The activity of individual trunk muscles during heavy physical loading. Spine 12, 1035-1040.