Contribution of geometry and joint stiffness to mechanical stability of the human arm

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 515-519

  Milner, Theodore E ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Endpoint stiffness; Instability; Posture

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; GEOMETRY; HAND; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; JOINT STIFFNESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0036210083     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1049-1     Document Type: Article

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