DocumentCode
1222113
Title
An Apparatus for Generating Controlled Ramp Movements During Studies of Muscle Spindle Afferent Activity and Muscle Tone in Man
Author
Löfstedt, Lars
Author_Institution
Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Hospital
Issue
4
fYear
1978
fDate
7/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
374
Lastpage
377
Abstract
With the increasing use of refimed techniques such as micro-neurography for the study of motor control in man, the need for a mechanical device capable of generating accurate and reproducible displacements and of measuring graded levels of contraction has arisen.
Keywords
Displacement measurement; Electromyography; Force measurement; Humans; Immune system; Mechanical variables measurement; Motor drives; Muscles; Parkinson´s disease; Tendons; Biomechanics; Biomedical Engineering; Humans; Muscle Spindles; Muscle Tonus; Physiology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1978.326264
Filename
4122853
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