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EMG Biofeedback as a Tool for Simulating the Effects of Specific Leg Muscle Weakness on a Lifting Task
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1999-12)
This study investigated the use of EMG biofeedback to simulate weakened rectus femorii and gastrocnemii muscles during the performance of a lifting task. Eight healthy women performed 15 kg free-style lifts from floor ...
Whole skeletal muscle transplantation: Mechanisms responsible for functional deficits
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1994-04-05)
One aspect of tissue engineering of skeletal muscle involves the transposition and transplantation of whole muscles to treat muscles damaged by injury or disease. The transposition of whole muscles has been used for many ...
Homogenization theory and digital imaging: A basis for studying the mechanics and design principles of bone tissue
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 1994-03-25)
Bone tissue is a complex multilevel composite which has the ability to sense ad respond to its mechanical environment. It is believed that bone cells called osteocytes within the bone matrix sense the mechanical environment ...