• DocumentCode
    2495853
  • Title

    A Novel Method to Study the Contribution of Stretch Reflexes During Dynamic Voluntary Tasks

  • Author

    Stanislaus, V. ; Burne, J.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Discipline of Biomed. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    11-13 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    A method was tested to extract reliable estimates o f stretch reflex gain during a simple upper limb task involving dynamic muscle contractions. The gain estimates obtained from a 10hz sinusoidal stretch perturbation were comparable in dynamic tasks and constant contractions of similar average magnitude. It was concluded that the method may permit studies of functionally related changes in reflex gain during upper limb tasks.
  • Keywords
    biomechanics; electromyography; medical signal processing; dynamic muscle contractions; dynamic voluntary tasks; reflex gain; stretch reflexes; upper limb task; DC motors; Electrodes; Electromyography; Fault detection; Fingers; Muscles; Servomotors; Shafts; Strontium; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering , 2009. ICBBE 2009. 3rd International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2901-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2902-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICBBE.2009.5162223
  • Filename
    5162223