In:
Key Engineering Materials, Trans Tech Publications, Ltd., Vol. 321-323 ( 2006-10), p. 1066-1069
Abstract:
In the present clinical fields, medical doctors mainly use Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
to evaluate spasticity. However, MAS is manual and qualitative method and results depend on doctors. The purpose of this paper is to propose a method to quantitatively evaluate spasticity using a
neuro-musculo-skeletal model. The proposed model consisted of the muscular activation model, variable viscoelastic model of the muscles, musculoskeletal model, muscle spindle model and alpha motoneuron model. This model could represent spasticity patient’s knee pendulum well. A parameter
related with sensitivity of the muscle spindle was a factor to evaluate spasticity quantitatively.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1662-9795
DOI:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.321-323
DOI:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.321-323.1066
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Publication Date:
2006
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2073306-9
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