Identification and simulation as tools for measurement of neuromuscular properties

Author

Kearney, R.E. ; Mirbagheri, M.M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, Que., Canada

Volume

4

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

4080

Abstract

Quantitative, objective methods for the evaluation of neuromuscular properties are required for the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders and the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation. This paper describes how nonlinear identification and simulation methods may be used to evaluate joint properties quantitatively and distinguish the relative contributions of reflex and intrinsic mechanisms. Results from studies in normal and spinal cord injured subjects are presented to demonstrate the properties of the approach, its viability as a clinical research tool, and some of the issues that arise when comparing correlating its results with clinical evaluations.

Keywords

muscle; neurophysiology; nonlinear estimation; parameter estimation; physiological models; clinical evaluations; clinical research tool; diagnosis; intrinsic mechanisms; joint properties; neuromuscular disorders; neuromuscular properties; nonlinear identification; normal subjects; quantitative objective methods; reflex mechanisms; rehabilitation; simulation; spastic SCI subjects; spinal cord injured subjects; treatment; Battery charge measurement; Delay; Mechanical factors; Muscles; Neuromuscular; Pain; Testing; Torque; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic variables measurement;

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.2001.1019749

Filename

1019749