• DocumentCode
    380858
  • Title

    Modelling of the activation of a stretch reflex in view of improving the muscular force

  • Author

    Afilal, L. ; Manamanni, N. ; Cherouali, T. ; Moughamir, S. ; Zaytoon, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Lab. d´´Automatique et de Micro-Electronique, Univ. de Reims Champagne Ardenne, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    1519
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a method to improve the muscular force for a patient´s muscle during rehabilitation or training. The aim of this work is to formalise a stretch reflex called myotatic reflex by building an adequate model. This model is then used together with a muscle model to illustrate, through simulation, the efficiency and the feasibility of the method relatively to an isokinetic machine.
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; force; mechanoception; muscle; physiological models; Hill-type model; gamma loop; gamma motor neuron; isokinetic machine; mechanical stimulation; muscle model; muscular contraction; muscular force; myotatic reflex; rehabilitation; stretch reflex activation; training; Bones; Contracts; Medical simulation; Muscles; Nervous system; Neuromuscular; Neurons; Optical fiber sensors; Skeleton; Tendons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7211-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1020496
  • Filename
    1020496