A lumped parameter model for the analysis of the motion of the muscles of the lower limbs under whole-body vibration

Author

Amato, Flora ; Bifulco, P. ; Cesarelli, M. ; Colacino, Domenico ; Cosentino, Carlo ; Fratini, A. ; Merola, Alessio ; Romano, M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput. & Biomed. Eng., Univ. degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy

fYear

2013

fDate

10-13 Nov. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

Through a lumped parameter modelling approach, a dynamical model, which can reproduce the motion of the muscles of a human body standing in different postures during Whole Body Vibrations (WBVs) treatment, has been developed. The key parameters, associated to the dynamics of the motion of the muscles of the lower limbs, have been identified starting from accelerometer measurements. The developed model can be usefully applied to the optimization of WBVs treatments which can effectively enhance muscle activation.

Keywords

accelerometers; biomechanics; muscle; patient treatment; physiological models; vibrations; WBV treatments; accelerometer measurements; dynamical model; lumped parameter modelling approach; motion dynamics; muscle activation; muscle motion analysis; whole body vibration treatment; Accelerometers; Analytical models; Data models; Dynamics; Mathematical model; Muscles; Vibrations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioinformatics and Bioengineering (BIBE), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chania

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BIBE.2013.6701541

Filename

6701541