Title :
A Novel Method to Study the Contribution of Stretch Reflexes During Dynamic Voluntary Tasks
Author :
Stanislaus, V. ; Burne, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Discipline of Biomed. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A method was tested to extract reliable estimates o f stretch reflex gain during a simple upper limb task involving dynamic muscle contractions. The gain estimates obtained from a 10hz sinusoidal stretch perturbation were comparable in dynamic tasks and constant contractions of similar average magnitude. It was concluded that the method may permit studies of functionally related changes in reflex gain during upper limb tasks.
Keywords :
biomechanics; electromyography; medical signal processing; dynamic muscle contractions; dynamic voluntary tasks; reflex gain; stretch reflexes; upper limb task; DC motors; Electrodes; Electromyography; Fault detection; Fingers; Muscles; Servomotors; Shafts; Strontium; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering , 2009. ICBBE 2009. 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2901-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2902-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2009.5162223
