Title :
A static dynamometer for the simultaneous measurement of shoulder and elbow torques
Author :
Boissy, Patrick ; Bourbonnais, D. ; Steele, Carl
Author_Institution :
Centre de Recherche, Inst. de Readaptation de Montreal, Que.
Abstract :
The functions of a static biarticular dynamometer for the upper limb are described and its purpose illustrated by comparing control strategies at the shoulder and elbow joints between a hemiparetic and a healthy subject during an ipsilateral prehension task. Its potential in rehabilitation research is discussed
Keywords :
biocontrol; biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; dynamometers; handicapped aids; muscle; neurophysiology; torque measurement; control strategies; elbow torque; healthy subject; hemiparetic; ipsilateral prehension task; motor deficits; neurological populations; rehabilitation research; shoulder torque; simultaneous measurement; static biarticular dynamometer; static dynamometer; upper limb; Elbow; Force feedback; Force measurement; Muscles; Pathology; Shoulder; Time measurement; Torque measurement; Transducers; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579686
