A method for diagnosis of human back fitness

Author

Takalo-Kippola, Heikki ; Lappalainen, Pentti ; Martikkala, Vesa ; Jämsén, Ari

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., Oulu Univ., Finland

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

177

Abstract

Presents an inexpensive computer-based analysis and diagnostic method for human back muscle fitness. A novel test equipment with electronic instrumentation and a computer analysis system is designed. Analysis programs calculate the average power of a subject´s back and hip muscles. Laboratory results show statistically significant differences between healthy and unhealthy backs. The performance of the system appears to be more specific than the other methods used

Keywords

biomechanics; biomedical equipment; computerised instrumentation; medical diagnostic computing; muscle; patient diagnosis; test equipment; average muscle power; back muscles; electronic instrumentation; healthy backs; hip muscles; human back fitness diagnosis method; inexpensive computer-based analysis method; medical instrumentation; unhealthy backs; Back; Electronic equipment testing; Force measurement; Hip; Humans; Instruments; Muscles; Power engineering computing; Power measurement; Transducers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656904

Filename

656904