Title :
Modeling shoulder function in high level tetraplegia
Author :
Acosta, Ana Maria ; Kirsch, Robert F. ; van der Helm, Frans C T
Author_Institution :
Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
Individuals with high level spinal cord injury retain little or no voluntary control over their arm musculature, limiting their ability to perform activities of daily living. The feasibility of restoring shoulder function for an individual with C3 tetraplegia has been evaluated with the use of a musculoskeletal model
Keywords :
biocontrol; neuromuscular stimulation; patient rehabilitation; physiological models; prosthetics; C3 tetraplegia; external moments; high level spinal cord injury; high level tetraplegia; muscle contraction; muscle strength; musculoskeletal model; neuroprosthesis; shoulder function modeling; shoulder function restoration; stimulating electrodes; Elbow; Electrodes; Gravity; Head; Muscles; Musculoskeletal system; Recruitment; Shoulder; Space vector pulse width modulation; Spinal cord injury;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802640
