Computational musculoskeletal modeling and simulation platforms are efficient tools to gain insight into the muscular coordination of patients with motor disabilities such as cerebral palsy (CP). Muscle force predictions ...

Finite element (FE) models have frequently been used to analyze spine biomechanics. Material parameters assigned to FE spine models are generally uncertain, and their effect on the characterization of the spinal components ...

Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are typically prescribed to improve the gait function of ambulatory children with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida. Due to the excessive and repetitive loading ...

Ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) are typically prescribed to improve the gait function of ambulatory children with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy or spina bifida. Due to the excessive and repetitive loading ...

Background: Patellar height is a valuable measure to evaluate the effect of patellar tendon advancement (PTA) on knee function. In the literature, there is no validated procedure to measure the patellar height. In this ...

Background: Patellar tendon advancement (PTA) is performed for the treatment of crouch gait in patients with cerebral palsy (CP). In this study, we aimed to determine the influence of PTA in the context of single-event ...

There is considerable biomechanics literature on finite element modeling and analysis of the spine. To accurately mimic the biomechanical behavior of the vertebral column, a generated computational model has to include ...

Muscle models based on the cross-bridge theory (Huxley-type models) are frequently used to calculate muscle forces for different contractile conditions. Dynamic and nonlinear characteristics of muscle forces produced during ...

PurposeAlthough Kinesio Taping has been extensively used, evidence about the effect of Kinesio Taping is still insufficient. The aim is to determine the effect of Kinesio Taping on elbow joint torque and muscle activity ...