Title :
The study of lumbar muscle activity using isoforce maps
Author :
Neff, Kristin M. ; Ladin, Zvi ; De Luca, Carlo J.
Author_Institution :
NeuroMuscular Res. Center, Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
The concept of isoforce curves and their application to the muscle activity surfaces of the lumbar muscles is introduce. The isoforce curves are constructed from data generated by a biomechanical model of the lumbar musculature. When plotted together, the isoforce curves become contour plots of the muscle activity surfaces. On the basis of contour plots, new verification techniques are suggested and methods of developing an EMG-force relationship are explored
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomechanics; muscle; EMG-force relationship; biomechanical model; contour plots; isoforce curves; isoforce maps; lumbar muscle activity; lumbar musculature; muscle activity surfaces; verification techniques; Clocks; Data mining; Displays; Interpolation; Muscles; Neuromuscular; Testing; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95986
