The Estimation of Lower Limb Muscle Forces During Human Locomotion to Improve Function, Performance and Injury Rehabilitation.

Grant number: LP110100262 | Funding period: 2011 - 2015

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Abstract

The purpose of this project is to advance current understanding of muscle function during human locomotion. The most significant outcome will be the development of novel computational tools that can play a pivotal role in the healthcare industry through the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders.

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Lower-limb joint mechanics during maximum acceleration sprinting

AG Schache, AKM Lai, NAT Brown, KM Crossley, MG Pandy

2019-01-01

We explored how humans adjust the stance phase mechanical function of their major lower-limb joints (hip, knee, ankle) during maxi..

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Is Running Better than Walking for Reducing Hip Joint Loads?

AG Schache, YC Lin, KM Crossley, MG Pandy

2018-11-01

Purpose Knowledge of hip biomechanics during locomotion is necessary for designing optimal rehabilitation programs for hip-related..

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Differences in in vivo muscle fascicle and tendinous tissue behavior between the ankle plantarflexors during running

AKM Lai, GA Lichtwark, AG Schache, MG Pandy

2018-07-01

The primary human ankle plantarflexors, soleus (SO), medial gastrocnemius (MG), and lateral gastrocnemius (LG) are typically regar..

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Human ankle plantar flexor muscle-tendon mechanics and energetics during maximum acceleration sprinting

A Lai, AG Schache, NAT Brown, MG Pandy

2016-08-01

Tendon elastic strain energy is the dominant contributor to muscle-tendon work during steady-state running. Does this behaviour al..

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Modulation of work and power by the human lower-limb joints with increasing steady-state locomotion speed

AG Schache, NAT Brown, MG Pandy

2015-08-01

We investigated how the human lower-limb joints modulate work and power during walking and running on level ground. Experimental d..

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In vivo behavior of the human soleus muscle with increasing walking and running speeds

A Lai, GA Lichtwark, AG Schache, YC Lin, NAT Brown, MG Pandy

2015-05-15

The interaction between the muscle fascicle and tendon components of the human soleus (SO) muscle influences the capacity of the m..

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Stretch and activation of the human biarticular hamstrings across a range of running speeds

AG Schache, TW Dorn, TV Wrigley, NAT Brown, MG Pandy

2013-11-01

Purpose: The human biarticular hamstrings [semimembranosus (SM), semitendinosus (ST) and biceps femoris long head (BF<sup>LH</sup>..

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