Muscle stiffness

Measurement of muscle stiffness using robotic assisted gait orthosis in children with cerebral palsy: a proof of concept

Annick C. Schmartz, Andreas Meyer‐Heim, Roland Müller, Marc Bolliger

Citations: 44 • 2010

Systematic nonlinear relations between displacement amplitude and joint mechanics at the human wrist

Mark Halaki, Nicholas O’Dwyer, Ian Cathers

Citations: 42 • 2005

Effect of degeneration on the six degree of freedom mechanical properties of human lumbar spine segments

Dhara B. Amin, Dana Sommerfeld, Isaac M. Lawless, Richard M. Stanley, Boyin Ding, John J. Costi

Citations: 33 • 2016

Stiffness Adjustment for a Single-Link Robot Arm Driven by Series Elastic Actuator in Muscle Training

Jian Li, Guihua Tian

Citations: 29 • 2019

Fast, variable stiffness-induced braided coiled artificial muscles

Xinghao Hu, Xiangyu Wang, Jian Wang, Guorong Zhang, Shaoli Fang, Fengrui Zhang, Ye Xiao, Guanggui Cheng, Ray H. Baughman, Jianning Ding

Citations: 16 • 2024

How Does Ankle Mechanical Stiffness Change as a Function of Muscle Activation in Standing and During the Late Stance of Walking?

Citations: 15 • 2021

Early Shortening of Wrist Flexor Muscles Coincides With Poor Recovery After Stroke

Karin L. de Gooijer-van de Groep, Jurriaan H. de Groot, Hanneke van der Krogt, Erwin de Vlugt, J. Hans Arendzen, Carel G. M. Meskers

Citations: 15 • 2018

Virtual Stiffness: A Novel Biomechanical Approach to Estimate Limb Stiffness of a Multi-Muscle and Multi-Joint System

Daniele Borzelli, Stefano Pastorelli, Andrea d’Avella, Laura Gastaldi

Citations: 11 • 2023

Comparative study of a muscle stiffness sensor and electromyography and mechanomyography under fatigue conditions

Hyonyoung Han, Sungho Jo, Jung Kim

Citations: 10 • 2015

A novel approach for robot-assisted upper-limb rehabilitation

Guozheng Xu, Xiang Gao, Sheng Chen, Qiang Wang, Bo Zhu, Jinfei Li

Citations: 10 • 2017

End-Point Stiffness and Joint Viscosity Control of Musculoskeletal Robotic Arm Using Muscle Redundancy

Shoki Tsuboi, Hitoshi KINO, Kenji Tahara

Citations: 6 • 2022

Bioinspired pneumatic muscle spring units mimicking the human motion apparatus: benefits for passive motion range and joint stiffness variation in antagonistic setups

Simon Wolfen, Johannes R. Walter, Michael Günther, Daniel F. B. Haeufle, Syn Schmitt

Citations: 6 • 2018

Shear stiffening gel-enabled twisted string for bio-inspired robot actuators

Qingqing Zhang, Yuxuan Xue, Yafei Zhao, Kehan Zou, Wenbo Yuan, Yuqing Tian, Jiaming Chen, Jiangcheng Chen, Ning Xi

Citations: 6 • 2024

Imitation of human motion based on variable stiffness actuator and muscle stiffness sensor

Gang-Tae Bae, Jae-Bok Song, Byeong-Sang Kim

Citations: 6 • 2013

Multivariable passive ankle impedance in stroke patients: A preliminary study

Rui Moura Coelho, Stan Durand, Jorge Martins, Hermano Igo Krebs

Citations: 5 • 2021

Influence of parallel spring-loaded exoskeleton on ankle muscle-tendon dynamics during simulated human hopping

Benjamin Robertson, Gregory S. Sawicki

Citations: 5 • 2011

Anesthetic management of a patient with Stiff-Person Syndrome and endometrial cancer for robotic surgery: A case report

Cindy Yeoh

Citations: 5 • 2020

Changes of calf muscle-tendon properties due to stretching and active movement of children with cerebral palsy – a pilot study

Heng Zhao, Yi‐Ning Wu, Jie Liu, Yupeng Ren, Deborah Gaebler‐Spira, Li‐Qun Zhang

Citations: 5 • 2009

Markerless Video Motion Analysis of A Modified McKibben Muscle Soft Pneumatic Actuator

Ayu Gareta Risangtuni, Suprijanto Suprijanto, Yul Yunazwin Nazaruddin

Citations: 2 • 2021