Effect of electromyogram-force relationships and method of gain estimation on the predictions of an electromyogram-driven model of spinal loading

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 423-429

  Sparto, Patrick J ^a   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^a   Marras, William S ^a   Granata, Kevin P ^a   Reinsel, Tom E ^a   Simon, Sheldon ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro myogram assisted model; Electromyogram force; Isometric trunk extension; Lifting; Spinal loading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE; TORQUE; TRUNK; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPINE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032519448     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199802150-00003     Document Type: Article

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