A novel vibration device for neuromuscular stimulation for sports and rehabilitation applications

Author

Pujari, Amit N. ; Neilson, Richard D. ; Cardinale, Marco

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., Univ. of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

fYear

2009

fDate

3-6 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

839

Lastpage

844

Abstract

Vibration has been increasingly sought after as new technique, due to its potential to increase muscle strength and positively affect bone remodeling. Currently, there are many vibration devices on the market advertised for different applications, in particular in sports and rehabilitation. All the available devices have two major drawbacks; firstly, they are not sufficiently adaptive to the individual user´s needs and secondly, they do not require any force input from the user. Our novel vibration device addresses these drawbacks with new mechanical design and bringing innovative approach to ´how it operates´.

Keywords

neuromuscular stimulation; patient rehabilitation; sports equipment; vibrations; force input; neuromuscular stimulation; rehabilitation; sports; vibration device; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Exercise Therapy; Humans; Neuromuscular Diseases; Physical Stimulation; Rehabilitation; Sports Medicine; Transducers; Vibration;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3296-7

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333675

Filename

5333675