Partition between volitional and induced forces in electrically augmented dynamic isometric muscle contractions

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-335

  Langzam, Eran ^b   Nemirovsky, Yael ^a,b   Isakov, Eli ^c   Mizrahi, Joseph ^b  

^a IEEE   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptive rehabilitation system; Dynamic contractions; Electrical stimulation; Hybrid excitation; Muscle force augmentation; Tibialis anterior

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE REHABILITATION SYSTEM; DYNAMIC CONTRACTIONS; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HYBRID EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE AUGMENTATION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; TORQUE CONTROL;

FORCE CONTROL;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; TORQUE; VOLITION;

EID: 33749587588     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2006.881591     Document Type: Article

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