Clinical biomechanics
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Clinical biomechanics · Nov 2002
Comparative StudyEffect of Fuji pressure sensitive film on actual contact characteristics of artificial tibiofemoral joint.
To investigate the effect of inserting a Fuji pressure sensitive film into an artificial tibiofemoral joint on the actual contact mechanics. ⋯ This study revealed that the ultra-super low grade Fuji film is a reliable sensor to measure the contact area and the medium grade film would underestimate its actual contact pressure in the artificial tibiofemoral joint. This finding can provide a better understanding of the reliability of Fuji film to measure the contact characteristics of artificial joint in the experimental test.
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Clinical biomechanics · Nov 2002
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialDifferentiating temporal electromyographic waveforms between those with chronic low back pain and healthy controls.
Temporal activation patterns from abdominal and lumbar muscles were compared between healthy control subjects and those with chronic low back pain. ⋯ These results provide a foundation for developing a diagnostic classifier of neuromuscular impairment associated with low back pain, that could be used to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions to improve muscle coactivation.