Three-dimensional mathematical model for deformation of human fasciae in manual therapy

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 379-390

  Chaudhry, Hans ^a,d   Schleip, Robert ^c   Ji, Zhiming ^a   Bukiet, Bruce ^b   Maney, Miriam ^d   Findley, Thomas ^a,d  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FASCIA; FASCIA DEFORMATION; FASCIA LATA; FORCE; KINETICS; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PREDICTION; SHEAR STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 50449110722     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2008.108.8.379     Document Type: Article

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