Title :
Stretch reflex modulation during gait in spastic patients
Author :
Sinkjaer, Thomas ; Andersen, Jacob Buus ; Nielsen, Jøgen FeldbEk
Author_Institution :
Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg Univ., Denmark
Abstract :
To enable the evaluation of spasticity during a more functional situation and to determine the degree of which the nervous system regulates muscular mechanical properties the authors have developed a method to investigate the electromyographic and mechanical stretch reflex components during treadmill walking. Here, they report on how the stretch reflex is modulated during walking in spastic patients
Keywords :
biomechanics; electromyography; mechanical properties; neurophysiology; ankle joint; electromyographic components; gait; mechanical stretch reflex components; muscular mechanical properties regulation; nervous system; spastic patients; stretch reflex modulation; treadmill walking; Delay; Electromyography; Humans; Jacobian matrices; Leg; Legged locomotion; Mechanical factors; Multiple sclerosis; Nervous system; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579655
