Title :
EMG-torque model to predict reflex mediated torque
Author :
Sinkjaer, Thomas ; Toft, Egon ; Andreassen, Steen ; Larsen, Knud
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Inf. & Image Anal., Aalborg Univ., Denmark
Abstract :
An EMG (electromyogram)-torque model based on measurements during isometric muscle contractions was developed. The model was used to predict the reflex mediated torque during a stretch of the ankle dorsiflexors. The predicted values are compared to measured values, and it is proposed that the model can quantitate the mechanical component of the stretch reflex in normal and motor diseased humans
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomechanics; muscle; physiological models; ankle dorsiflexors stretching; isometric muscle contractions; measured values; motor diseased humans; reflex mediated torque prediction; stretch reflex mechanical component; Biological system modeling; Biomedical informatics; Electromyography; Force measurement; Image analysis; Muscles; Nonlinear filters; Predictive models; Torque measurement; Transfer functions;
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.1989.96077
