Dynamic balance during human movement: measurement and control mechanisms
RR Neptune, A Vistamehr - Journal of …, 2019 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Walking can be exceedingly complex to analyze due to highly nonlinear multibody
dynamics, nonlinear relationships between muscle excitations and resulting muscle forces …
dynamics, nonlinear relationships between muscle excitations and resulting muscle forces …
Review and perspective: neuromechanical considerations for predicting muscle activation patterns for movement
Muscle coordination may be difficult or impossible to predict accurately based on
biomechanical considerations alone because of redundancy in the musculoskeletal system …
biomechanical considerations alone because of redundancy in the musculoskeletal system …
Linking whole-body angular momentum and step placement during perturbed human walking
Human locomotion is remarkably robust to environmental disturbances. Previous studies
have thoroughly investigated how perturbations influence body dynamics and what recovery …
have thoroughly investigated how perturbations influence body dynamics and what recovery …
Plantar somatosensory restoration enhances gait, speed perception, and motor adaptation
Lower limb loss is a major insult to the body's nervous and musculoskeletal systems.
Despite technological advances in prosthesis design, artificial limbs are not yet integrated …
Despite technological advances in prosthesis design, artificial limbs are not yet integrated …
Effects of walking speed on the step-by-step control of step width
Young, healthy adults walking at typical preferred speeds use step-by-step adjustments of
step width to appropriately redirect their center of mass motion and ensure mediolateral …
step width to appropriately redirect their center of mass motion and ensure mediolateral …
Relationships between frontal-plane angular momentum and clinical balance measures during post-stroke hemiparetic walking
Stroke has significant impact on dynamic balance during locomotion, with a 73% incidence
rate for falls post-stroke. Current clinical assessments often rely on tasks and/or …
rate for falls post-stroke. Current clinical assessments often rely on tasks and/or …
Factors leading to falls in transfemoral prosthesis users: a case series of sound-side stumble recovery responses
Background Transfemoral prosthesis users' high fall rate is related to increased injury risk,
medical costs, and fear of falling. Better understanding how stumble conditions (eg …
medical costs, and fear of falling. Better understanding how stumble conditions (eg …
Muscle contributions to frontal plane angular momentum during walking
The regulation of whole-body angular momentum is important for maintaining dynamic
balance during human walking, which is particularly challenging in the frontal plane. Whole …
balance during human walking, which is particularly challenging in the frontal plane. Whole …
Correlations between measures of dynamic balance in individuals with post-stroke hemiparesis
A Vistamehr, SA Kautz, MG Bowden… - Journal of biomechanics, 2016 - Elsevier
Mediolateral balance control during walking is a challenging task in post-stroke hemiparetic
individuals. To detect and treat dynamic balance disorders, it is important to assess balance …
individuals. To detect and treat dynamic balance disorders, it is important to assess balance …
Foot contact forces can be used to personalize a wearable robot during human walking
Individuals with below-knee amputation (BKA) experience increased physical effort when
walking, and the use of a robotic ankle-foot prosthesis (AFP) can reduce such effort. The …
walking, and the use of a robotic ankle-foot prosthesis (AFP) can reduce such effort. The …