The phenomenon of agonist-antagonist muscle coactivation is discussed with respect to its
consequences for movement mechanics (such as increasing joint apparent stiffness …

Motor control is an area of natural science exploring how the nervous system interacts with
other body parts and the environment to produce purposeful, coordinated actions. A central …

Musculoskeletal simulations are used in many different applications, ranging from the
design of wearable robots that interact with humans to the analysis of patients with impaired …

When animals walk overground, mechanical stimuli activate various receptors located in
muscles, joints and skin. Afferents from these mechanoreceptors project to neuronal …

Inertial sensing enables field studies of human movement and ambulant assessment of
patients. However, the challenge is to obtain a comprehensive analysis from low-quality …

The objective of this work is to present a musculo-skeletal model of the lumbar spine, which
can be shared and lends itself to investigation in many locations by different researchers …

The concept of synergy provides a theoretical framework for movement stability resulting
from the neural organization of multiple elements (digits, muscles, etc.) that all contribute to …

Background Physical examination of patients with shoulder injury not involving actual rotator
cuff tears frequently demonstrates decreased rotator cuff strength on manual muscle testing …

We review the opportunities to validate multibody musculoskeletal models in view of the
current transition of musculoskeletal modelling from a research topic to a practical simulation …

In sport and exercise biomechanics, forward dynamics analyses or simulations have
frequently been used in attempts to establish optimal techniques for performance of a wide …