ROLE OF MUSCLE SPINDLE DURING DYNAMIC HUMAN MOVEMENTS: EXPERIMENTAL AND SIMULATION STUDIES

Authors

  • Doohee You
  • Naoyuki Murakami
  • Shinsuke Yoshioka
  • Junichi Ushiyama
  • Senshi Fukashiro

Keywords:

muscle spindles, feedback, prolonged vibration, simulation, H-reflex

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Muscle spindle does important roles balancing muscle tone during human movement such as exercise and stretching. The primary objective of this study is to explore the contribution of muscle spindles on the modulation of voluntary movement.

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Issue

26 International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports (2008)

Section

Modelling / Simulation

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