Computational method to evaluate ankle postural stiffness with ground reaction forces

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-214

  Ji, Zhiming ^a   Findley, Thomas ^b   Chaudhry, Hans ^b   Bukiet, Bruce ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ankle postural stiffness; Postural stability; Quiet standing

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

ANKLE POSTURAL STIFFNESS; FORCE-PLATE TECHNOLOGY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CALCULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; DYNAMICS; EVALUATION; FORCE; GRAVITY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; ROTATION; STANDING; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTURE;

EID: 2642584708     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.02.0207     Document Type: Article

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