Neuromechanical stabilization of leg length and orientation through interjoint compensation during human hopping

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 253-264

  Auyang, Arick G ^a   Yen, Jasper T ^a,b   Chang, Young Hui ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Hopping; Locomotion; Spring mass model; UCM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT STABILITY; KINEMATICS; LEG LENGTH; LEG MOVEMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; JOINTS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MECHANORECEPTORS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEURAL PATHWAYS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56349169284     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1582-7     Document Type: Article

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