Control of movement for the physically disabled
Subtitle: control for rehabilitation technology
By: Dejan Popović and Thomas Sinkjær
Contributors: Sinkjær, Thomas
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 481
Subjects: Rehabilitation technology; Orthopedic apparatus; Movement disorders -- Patients -- Rehabilitation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Sect. 1. Organs and tissues for human movement; title: Neuroanatomical basis for control of movement; title: Sensory systems for control of movement; title: Skeletal muscles - natural actuators for movement; title: Skeleto-muscular structure of extremities; title: Sect. 2. Mechanisms for natural control of movement; title: Mechanisms for control of posture; title: Mechanisms for control of walking; title: Control of goal-directed movement; title: Sect. 3. Pathology of sensory-motor systems and assessment of disability; title: Pathology of sensory-motor systems; title: Assessment methods of sensory-motor disorders; title: Sect. 4. Restoring movement: state of the art; title: Neuroregeneration; title: Neurorehabilitation; title: Neuroprostheses; title: Artificial legs; title: Artificial hands and arms; title: Sect. 5. External control of movement; title: Overview of control systems for movement; title: Hybrid hierarchical control systems; title: Control methods to restore standing; title: Controlling neuroprostheses for walking; title: Controlling neuroprostheses for grasping and reaching