joint stiffness
Augmenting an EMG driven muscoskeletal model by accounting for intrisic muscle properties to improve joint stiffness estimation
... Short-range stiffness (SRS) is the main muscle mechanism to respond to ...ankle joint and surrounding muscle acquired during plantar-dorsi flexion movements were used used to drive the musculoskeletal ...
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A simulating analysis of the effects of increased joint stiffness on muscle loading in a thumb
... Multiple biomechanical models of the hands and fingers have been developed to simulate different problems; for example, the whole hand models by [6,7] that simulated the muscle loading for static gripping and free move- ...
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An experimental and morphometric test of the relationship between vertebral morphology and joint stiffness in Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus)
... intervertebral joint stiffness, is fundamental to our interpretation of fossils, and thus to our understanding of the evolution of ...of stiffness with such characteristics as the presence of ...
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Effect of beam-column joint stiffness on the design of beams
... The infrastructure should be design in such a way that ensures safe, serviceable, durable and economic construction. For the beam design, the joints between beam and column is traditionally considered a rigid connection ...
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Sex differences in limb and joint stiffness in recreational runners
... and joint stiffness parameters is ...limb stiffness characteristics of male and female recrea- tional ...limb stiffness were shown to be significantly greater in female runners, the findings ...
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Psychometric properties of morning joint stiffness duration and severity measures in patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis
... diarthroidal joint count; DMARD: Disease- modifying antirheumatic drug; DSM-IV: American Psychiatric Association ’ s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition; ESR: Erythrocyte ...
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Differentiation between non-neural and neural contributors to ankle joint stiffness in cerebral palsy
... ankle joint stiffness, a nonlinear neuromus- cular model of the ankle joint was used by which the ankle torque was predicted and matched to the mea- sured ankle torque using EMG and ankle angle as ...
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Effect of beam-column joint stiffness on the design of beams
... rigid joint between them. The stiffness of the joint is the function of bending moment and deflection of the ...the joint-stiffness and in the support point „a‟ and „b‟ respectively, ...
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Comparative study of joint stiffness calculations using the finite element analysis.
... the stiffness o f the connection is important to find the response o f the assembled connection when subjected to an external ...the stiffness o f preloaded ...
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A novel rat model of stable posttraumatic joint stiffness of the knee
... Even if established rabbit models represent a good method, they are expensive and demanding. Due to re- duced space requirements and lower costs, rat models have the advantage that they allow for large-scaled test- ing ...
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<p>Effects of losartan and atorvastatin on the development of early posttraumatic joint stiffness in a rat model</p>
... improved joint motion of rats´ knee joints 2 weeks after scraping the soft tissues on the medial and lateral condyles and the cartilage of the ...the joint might have led to extensive scarring and in fl ...
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The influence of ankle joint stiffness and range of motion on lower extremity biomechanics during a jump landing task
... the joint that is most distal upon ground ...this joint will be transferred up the kinetic chain to the next proximal joint, and this process will continue until all energy has been absorbed by the ...
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KNEE JOINT STIFFNESS AND PROPRIOCEPTION DURING PREGNANCY
... 8. T. Bányai, G. Cerulli, M. Lorenzini, A. Liti, A. Archuletta. Effects of female’s hormonal changes on joint laxity, neuromuscular balance during the menstrual cycle. 9 th International Conference in ...
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Modelling, simulation and experiment of the spherical flexible joint stiffness
... flexible joint is the critical part of the flexible bearing nozzle in the solid rocket boosters ...ible joint consists of alternately laminated spherical rubber and metal ...
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Effect of Relative Stiffness of Beam Column Joint on Internal Forces in Reinforced Cement Concrete Structures
... rigid joint between beam and column. The stiffness of the joint is the function of the bending moment and deflection of the ...the joint stiffness namely ka and kb at the supports and ...
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Medial gastrocnemius muscle stiffness cannot explain the increased ankle joint range of motion following passive stretching in children with cerebral palsy
... and joint stiffness decreased (Morse et ...the stiffness of the intramuscular connective ...maximal joint angles of all three structures that make up the muscle-tendon-unit (MTU) of the medial ...
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Self reported knee joint instability is related to passive mechanical stiffness in medial knee osteoarthritis
... knee stiffness and ...mechanical stiffness of the knee may influence sensations of joint ...the joint. Second, our findings are limited to the varus-valgus stiffness of the ...plane ...
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Effect of Relative Stiffness of Beam Column on Joint Rigidity
... column joint stiffness on the design of beams” explains about the importance of beam-column joint stiffness on the design of ...genuine stiffness of beam-column joint as opposed ...
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Study of stiffness effect of panel zone on ductility of RBS joint
... ANSYS software is used for modeling. Also, a cross-shaped substructure (fig. 1.b) is used. In most researches, substructures are used to study effects of joint on frame behavior. Substructures often are in T or ...
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Research on Variable Stiffness Actuator of Compliance Robot Joint
... The joint stiffness is adjusted by changing the effective length of the leaf spring, which is achieved by adjusting the position of the load on the leaf spring by the link ...the joint ...
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