Motor vehicle accidents continue to be a leading cause of cervical spine injury despite a
conscientious effort to improve occupant safety. Accurately predicting occupant head and …

Thirty-four percent of US Navy high speed craft (HSC) personnel suffer from lower back
injury and low back pain, compared with 15 to 20% of the general population. Many of these …

Head surrogates are widely used in biomechanical research and headgear assessment.
They are designed to approximate the inertial and mechanical properties of the head and …

This study involved the generation, validation and evaluation of the finite element muscle
model of the human neck, with a long term goal of predicting the cervical spine motion. The …

This study introduces a framework for co-simulating neuromuscular dynamics and knee joint
mechanics during gait. A knee model was developed that included 17 ligament bundles and …

Relatively few biomechanical models exist aimed at quantifying the mechanical risk factors
associated with neck pain. In addition, there is a need to validate spinal-rhythm techniques …

Computational human body models (HBMs) can identify potential injury pathways not easily
accessible through experimental studies, such as whiplash induced injuries. However …

Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), is frequently associated with sports
activities. It has generally been accepted that neck strengthening exercises are effective as a …

In this study, the digitized geometrical data of the embalmed skull and vertebrae (C0–C7) of
a 68-year old male cadaver were processed to develop a comprehensive, geometrically …

Human body finite element (FE) models are beginning to play a more prevalent role in the
advancement of automotive safety. A methodology has been developed to evaluate neck …