How does the central nervous system address the kinetic redundancy in the lumbar spine? Three-dimensional isometric exertions with 18 Hill-model-based muscle fascicles at the L4-L5 level

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 224, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 487-501

  Rashedi, E ^a   Khalaf, K ^b   Nassajian, M R ^a   Nasseroleslami, B ^c   Parnianpour, M ^a,d  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomechanical model; Central nervous system; Hill model based muscle fascicles; Kinetic redundancy; Lumbar spine

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR SPINES; MODEL-BASED; MUSCLE FASCICLES; BIO-MECHANICAL MODELS; BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM; UNCONTROLLED MANIFOLDS;

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (ANATOMY); MUSCLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REDUNDANCY; STIFFNESS; SYSTEM STABILITY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINETICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL; MUSCLE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; KINETICS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KINETICS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE;

EID: 77949732084     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM668     Document Type: Article

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