Monitoring natural human gait in real-life environments is essential in many applications,
including quantification of disease progression, monitoring the effects of treatment, and …

Ground reaction forces and moments (GRF&M) are important measures used as input in
biomechanical analysis to estimate joint kinetics, which often are used to infer information for …

Objectives: The development of neurorehabilitation technologies requires the profound
understanding of the mechanisms underlying an individual's motor ability and impairment. A …

Ground reaction force measurements are a fundamental element of kinetic analyses of
locomotion, yet they are traditionally constrained to laboratory settings or stationary frames …

Inverse dynamic analysis using musculoskeletal modeling is a powerful tool, which is
utilized in a range of applications to estimate forces in ligaments, muscles, and joints, non …

Muscle–tendon power output is commonly assessed in the laboratory through the work loop,
a paired analysis of muscle force and length during a cyclic task. Work-loop analysis of …

Obesity has been associated to increase the risk of low back disorders. Previous
musculoskeletal models simulating the effect of body weight on intervertebral joint loads …

Objective Adequacy of the Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation (RNLE) in maintaining
lumbosacral (L5-S1) loads below their recommended action limits in stoop, full-squat, and …

Lower extremity powered exoskeletons (LEPEs) allow people with spinal cord injury (SCI) to
stand and walk. However, the majority of LEPEs walk slowly and users can become fatigued …

Musculoskeletal models have indispensable applications in occupational risk assessment/
management and clinical treatment/rehabilitation programs. To estimate muscle forces and …