Dynamic iso-resistive trunk extension simulation: Contributions of the intrinsic and reflexive mechanisms to spinal stability

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 415-431

  Davarani, S Zeinali ^a   Shirazi Adl, A ^b   Hemami, H ^c   Mousavi, S J ^d   Parnianpour, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c The Ohio State University   (United States)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Iso resistive extension; Spindle reflex; Spine; Stability

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; EVALUATION; JOINT STABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE REFLEX; MUSCLE SPINDLE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; SPINE MOBILITY; TRUNK; VELOCITY;

EID: 36549015139     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2007-15604     Document Type: Article

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