Abstract Archive

To better understand the effects of fatigue on running biomechanics, data were collected using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for 28 subjects running a marathon race. During one marathon, however, one male recreational runner sustained a running-related injury in his left calf muscle and retired...

Large force variability is a potentially unique signature of spastic muscle that can be estimated using analysis of the force trace during voluntary contractions. Underlying mechanisms of force variation remain largely unknown. However, recently reported findings indicates changes in motor unit disc...

Motor control dysfunction in the lumbar spine may alter in the muscle function of deep muscles such as transverse abdominal (TrA) and multifidus (MF). Previous studies have shown that sub-sensory stochastic resonance (SR) stimulation may improves balance and the sensitivity of specific mechanorecept...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of a commercially available low cost inertial motion capture system (IMC). Four subjects equipped with seventeen inertial measurement units (IMU) performed manual handling of boxes for about 35 minutes. An optoelectronic system was used as a g...

Deformation and fracture behaviors of five femoral specimens were studied under a stance-type slanted loading orientation, under which the specimens were expected to show relatively low stiffness and large deflection. The proximal femurs were loaded using a specially designed fixture, mounted inside...

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have demonstrated differences in gait mechanics when compared to children with neurotypical (NT) development. A common intervention used to address the negative behavior associated with ASD is a weighted vest (WV). Contemporary research has revealed that ...

Biomechanics simulators must be validated before use to ensure accuracy and confidence in all future studies. A novel biomechanics simulator was validated with the use of optical motion tracking. The application of pure moments and accurate displacement control was confirmed.

OpenSim was primarily developed for gait analysis in which external loads are only applied to the feet. When analyzing cycling in OpenSim, loads from the handlebars and seat are omitted as inputs. This study aims to investigate if OpenSim’s residual reduction algorithm (RRA) is capable of accounti...