A bilateral ankle manipulator to investigate human balance control

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 660-669

  Schouten, Alfred C ^a,b   Boonstra, Tjitske A ^b,c   Nieuwenhuis, Frank ^d   Campfens, S Floor ^b   Van Der Kooij, Herman ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Forcelink BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle stiffness; human balance control; sensory reweighting

Indexed keywords

ANKLE STIFFNESS; BALANCE CONTROL; CENTER OF PRESSURE; FORCE PLATE; HUMAN BALANCE; HUMAN BALANCE CONTROL; MINIMUM JERKS; PARKINSON'S DISEASE; SENSORY REWEIGHTING; SURFACE ROTATION;

BANDWIDTH; DISEASES; ROTATION; STIFFNESS;

DISEASE CONTROL;

ALGORITHM; AMPLIFIER; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEG; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SAFETY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

ALGORITHMS; AMPLIFIERS, ELECTRONIC; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY; SENSATION DISORDERS; TORQUE;

EID: 83455234768     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2163644     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. R. J. Peterka, "Simplifying the complexities of maintaining balance", IEEE Eng. Med. Biol., vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 63-68, 2003.
2. H. van der Kooij, E. van Asseldonk, and F. C. T. van der Helm, "Comparison of different methods to identify and quantify balance control", J. Neurosci. Meth., vol. 145, no. 1-2, pp. 175-203, 2005.
3. S. Park, F. B. Horak, and A. D. Kuo, "Postural feedback responses scale with biomechanical constraints in human standing", Exp. Brain Res., vol. 154, no. 4, pp. 417-427, 2004.
4. E. H. F. van Asseldonk, M. G. Carpenter, F. C. T. van der Helm, and H. van der Kooij, "Use of induced acceleration to quantify the (de) stabilization effect of external and internal forces on postural responses", IEEE Trans. Bio. Med. Eng., vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 2284-2295, Aug. 2007.
5. R. J. Peterka, "Sensorimotor integration in human postural control", J. Neurophysiol., vol. 88, no. 3, pp. 1097-1118, 2002.
6. I. D. Loram and M. Lakie, "Direct measurement of human ankle stiffness during quiet standing: The intrinsic mechanical stiffness is insufficient for stability", J. Physiol., vol. 545, no. 3, pp. 1041-1053, 2002.
7. M. Casadio, P. G. Morasso, and V. Sanguineti, "Direct measurement of ankle stiffness during quiet standing: Implications for control modelling and clinical application", Gait Posture, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 410-424, 2005.
8. T. Kiemel, A. J. Elahi, and J. J. Jeka, "Identification of the plant for upright stance in humans: Multiple movement patterns from a single neural strategy", J. Neurophysiol., vol. 100, no. 6, pp. 3394-3406, 2008.
9. J. J. Jeka, K. S. Oie, and T. Kiemel, "Asymmetric adaptation with functional advantage in human sensorimotor control", Exp. Brain Res., vol. 191, no. 4, pp. 453-463, 2008.
10. R. Fitzpatrick, D. Burke, and S. C. Gandevia, "Loop gain of reflexes controlling human standing measured with the use of postural and vestibular disturbances", J. Neurophysiol., vol. 76, no. 6, pp. 3994-4008, 1996.
11. B. L. Day, J. F. Marsden, E. Ramsay, O. S. Mian, and R. C. Fitzpatrick, "Non-linear vector summation of left and right vestibular signals for human balance", J. Physiol., vol. 588, no. 4, pp. 671-682, 2010.
12. S. M. Forster, R. Wagner, and R. E. Kearney, "A bilateral electrohydraulic actuator system to measure dynamic ankle joint stiffness during upright human stance", in Proc. 25th Annu. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. Medicine Biology Soc., Cancun, Mexico, 2003, pp. 1507-1510.
13. K. S. Oie, T. Kiemel, and J. J. Jeka, "Multisensory fusion: Simultaneous re-weighting of vision and touch for the control of human posture", Cogn. Brain Res., vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 164-176, 2002.
14. M. Cenciarini and R. J. Peterka, "Stimulus-dependent changes in the vestibular contribution to human postural control", J. Neurophysiol., vol. 95, no. 5, pp. 2733-2750, 2006.
15. T. Sinkjaer, E. Toft, S. Andreassen, and B. C. Hornemann, "Muscle-stiffness in human ankle dorsiflexors-Intrinsic and reflex components", J. Neurophysiol., vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 1110-1121, 1988.
16. E. Toft, T. Sinkjaer, S. Andreassen, and K. Larsen, "Mechanical and electromyographic responses to stretch of the human ankle extensors", J. Neurophysiol., vol. 65, no. 6, pp. 1402-1410, 1991.
17. E. Burdet, R. Osu, D. W. Franklin, T. Yoshioka, T. E. Milner, and M. Kawato, "A method for measuring endpoint stiffness during multijoint arm movements", J. Biomech., vol. 33, no. 12, pp. 1705-1709, 2000.
18. A. Nardone and M. Schieppati, "Medium-latency response to muscle stretch in human lower limb: Estimation of conduction velocity of group II fibres and central delay", Neurosci. Lett., vol. 249, no. 1, pp. 29-32, 1998.
19. I. D. Loram, C. N. Maganaris, and M. Lakie, "The passive, human calf muscles in relation to standing: The short range stiffness lies in the contractile component", J. Physiol., vol. 584, pp. 677-692, 2007.
20. S. van Eesbeek, J. H. de Groot, F. C. T. van der Helm, and de Vlugt, "In vivo estimation of the short-range stiffness of cross-bridges from joint rotations", J. Biomech., vol. 43, pp. 2539-2547, 2010.
21. I. D. Loram, C. N. Maganaris, and M. Lakie, "The passive, human calf muscles in relation to standing: The nonlinear decrease from short range to long range stiffness", J. Physiol., vol. 584, pp. 661-675, 2007.
22. H. van der Kooij, E. H. F. van Asseldonk, J. Geelen, J. P. P. van Vugt, and B. R. Bloem, "Detecting asymmetries in balance control with system identification: First experimental results from Parkinson patients", J. Neural Transm., vol. 114, pp. 1333-1337, 2007.
23. E. H. F. van Asseldonk, J. H. Buurke, B. R. Bloem, G. J. Renzenbrink, A. V. Nene, F. C. T. van der Helm, and H. van der Kooij, "Disentangling the contribution of the paretic and non-paretic ankle to balance control in stroke patients", Exp. Neurol., vol. 201, no. 2, pp. 441-451, 2006.
24. A. C. H. Geurts, T. A. Boonstra, N. C. Voermans, M. G. Diender, V. Weerdesteyn, and B. R. Bloem, "Assessment of postural asymmetry in mild to moderate Parkinson's disease", Gait Posture, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 143-145, 2011.
25. A. C. Schouten, E. de Vlugt, J. J. B. van Hilten, and F. C. T. van der Helm, "Design of a torque-controlled manipulator to analyse the admittance of the wrist joint", J. Neurosci. Meth., vol. 154, no. 1-2, pp. 134-141, 2006.
26. J. Colgate, "The control of dynamically interacting systems", Ph. D. dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
27. C. Carignan and K. Cleary, "Closed-loop force control for haptic simulation of virtual environments", Haptics-e vol. 1, 2000 [Online]. Available: http://www.haptics-e.org
28. E. de Vlugt, A. C. Schouten, and F. C. T. van der Helm, "Closed-loop multivariable system identification for the characterization of the dynamic arm compliance using continuous force disturbances: A model study", J. Neurosci. Meth., vol. 122, pp. 123-140, 2003.
29. J. Maciejowski, Multivariable Feedback Design. New York, NY: Addison-Wesley.
30. R. Pintelon and J. Schoukens, System Identification: A Frequency Domain Approach. New York, NY: IEEE Press, 2001.
31. F. C. T. van der Helm, A. C. Schouten, E. de Vlugt, and G. G. Brouwn, "Identification of intrinsic and reflexive components of human arm dynamics during postural control", J. Neurosci. Meth., vol. 119, pp. 1-14, 2002.
32. R. E. Kearney and I. W. Hunter, "Dynamics of human ankle stiffness-Variation with displacement amplitude", J. Biomech., vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 753-756, 1982.
33. G. C. Agarwal and G. L. Gottlieb, "Oscillation of human ankle joint in response to applied sinusoidal torque on foot", J. Physiol., vol. 268, no. 1, pp. 151-176, 1977.
34. I. W. Hunter and R. E. Kearney, "Dynamics of human ankle stiffness-Variation with mean ankle torque", J. Biomech., vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 747-752, 1982.
35. P. L. Weiss, R. E. Kearney, and I. W. Hunter, "Position dependence of ankle joint dynamics-1. Passive mechanics", J. Biomech., vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 727-735, 1986.
36. M. Vaugoyeau, S. Viel, C. Assaiante, B. Amblard, and J. P. Azulay, "Impaired vertical postural control and proprioceptive integration deficits in Parkinson's disease", Neuroscience, vol. 146, no. 2, pp. 852-863, 2007.
37. T. A. Boonstra, H. van der Kooij, M. Munneke, and B. R. Bloem, "Gait disorders and balance disturbances in Parkinson's disease: Clinical update and pathophysiology", Curr. Opin. Neurol., vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 461-471, 2008.
38. M. G. Carpenter and B. R. Bloem, "Postural control in Parkinson patients: A proprioceptive problem?", Exp. Neurol., 2010.