DocumentCode
1083710
Title
Studies in Postural Control Systems Part II: Tendon Jerk Input
Author
Agarwal, Gyan C. ; Berman, Bradley M. ; Löhnberg, Peter ; Stark, Lawrence
Author_Institution
Department of Systems Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, and the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Presbyterian-St. Luke´´s Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
Volume
6
Issue
2
fYear
1970
fDate
4/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
122
Lastpage
126
Abstract
The postural control system in normal humans is studied by applying a tendon jerk disturbance to the system. A stretch reflex was elicited in the gastrocnemius-soleus muscle by a tap on the achilles tendon. It is shown that the initial conditions (muscle tension or the length of the muscle) and the stimulus (strength of the hammer force) have strong influence on the reflex response (change in foot torque or angle).
Keywords
Biomedical engineering; Bridge circuits; Control systems; Foot; Force measurement; Humans; Muscles; Pulse measurements; Strain measurement; Tendons;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Systems Science and Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0536-1567
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TSSC.1970.300286
Filename
4082303
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