Biomechanical Characterization of the Stretch Reflex Activity as an Approach to Spasticity Measurement and Modeling-A pilot study

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1491-1494

  Salazar Torres, J D J ^a   Pandyan, A D ^b   Price, C I M ^c   Davidson, R I ^c   Barnes, M P ^a,d   Johnson, G R ^a  

^a Ctr for Rehab/Engineering Studies   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Hunters Moor Rehabilitation Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; EMG; Goniometry; Modelling; Spasticity; Stretch reflex

Indexed keywords

GONIOMETRY; MODELLING; SPASTICITY; STRETCH REFLEX;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GONIOMETERS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); NEUROLOGY; POTENTIOMETERS (ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS); SIGNAL PROCESSING; STIFFNESS; TORQUE CONTROL;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 1542301733     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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