Reduction of neuromuscular redundancy for postural force generation using an intrinsic stability criterion

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1537-1544

  Bunderson, Nathan E ^a   Burkholder, Thomas J ^b   Ting, Lena H ^a,b  

^a Emory University   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Biomechanical model; Cat hindlimb; Feedforward neural control; Force sharing; Modes of movement; Moment arm; Motor control; Muscle activation pattern; Neuromechanics; Neuromuscular; Posture

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY;

LIMB STABILITY; MUSCULAR REDUNDANCY; NEUROMECHANICS;

NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; POSTURE;

EID: 43049120568     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.02.004     Document Type: Article

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