Written by the foremost authority on the subject, Kinetics of Human Motion is the sequel and
companion to the 1998 text Kinematics of Human Motion. World-renowned biomechanics …

In order to demonstrate that gravity is not only a load acting locally and continuously on the
body limbs, but is also used by higher levels of the nervous system as a dynamic orienting …

The nervous system controls the behavior of complex kinematically redundant
biomechanical systems. How it computes appropriate commands to generate movements is …

Five subjects performed arm upward and downward movements at different speeds
(movement duration ranged from 0.26 to 1.2 s). Fingertip paths, velocity profiles and muscle …

In cerebellar ataxia, kinematic aberrations of multijoint movements are thought to originate
from deficiencies in generating muscular torques that are adequate to control the …

Whereas the majority of studies regarding upper limb asymmetries in motor performance
have focused on preferred arm dominance for producing motor output, studies exploring the …

The brain has evolved an internal model of gravity to cope with life in the Earth's
gravitational environment. How this internal model benefits the implementation of skilled …

Many studies have demonstrated that the seated position is more effective in promoting
reaching movements when compared with supine. The aim of this longitudinal study was to …

1. Four subjects performed fast flexions of the elbow or shoulder over three different
distances. Elbow flexions were performed both in a horizontal, single-degree-of-freedom …

Infants of about 5 months of age who have just mastered the ability to reach succeed more
frequently in contacting an object when they are seated upright than when they are supine …