Classification of Hand and Wrist Tasks of Unknown Force Levels using Muscle Synergies

Atoufi, Bahareh ;   Kamavuako, Ernest Nlandu ;   Hudgins, Bernard ;   Englehart, Kevin

Tags Motor neuroprostheses – ProsthesesRehabilitation – MusculoskeletalNeuromuscular systems – EMG processing and applications

Muscle synergies have been proposed as a way for the central nervous system (CNS) to simplify the generation of motor commands and they…

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Phantom Movements from Physiologically Inappropriate Muscles: A Case Study with a High Transhumeral Amputee

Gade, Julie ;   Hugosdottir, Rosa ;   Kamavuako, Ernest Nlandu

Tags Neuromuscular systems – EMG processing and applicationsRehabilitationRehabilitation – Virtual reality

Individuals with high-level amputation have a great need for functional prostheses because of their vast functional deficits. Conventional…

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