How to improve the muscle synergy analysis methodology?

NA Turpin, S Uriac, G Dalleau - European journal of applied physiology, 2021 - Springer
Muscle synergy analysis is increasingly used in domains such as neurosciences, robotics,
rehabilitation or sport sciences to analyze and better understand motor coordination. The …

Alpine skiing optimization: A new bio-inspired optimization algorithm

Y Yuan, J Ren, S Wang, Z Wang, X Mu… - Advances in Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel swarm intelligence optimization algorithm is proposed, which is named alpine skiing
optimization (ASO). The main inspiration of the ASO originated from the behaviors of skiers …

Basic locomotor muscle synergies used in land walking are finely tuned during underwater walking

H Yokoyama, T Kato, N Kaneko, H Kobayashi… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Underwater walking is one of the most common hydrotherapeutic exercises. Therefore,
understanding muscular control during underwater walking is important for optimizing …

Modular control of human movement during running: an open access data set

A Santuz, A Ekizos, L Janshen, F Mersmann… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The human body is an outstandingly complex machine including around 1000 muscles and
joints acting synergistically. Yet, the coordination of the enormous amount of degrees of …

Muscle synergies are consistent across level and uphill treadmill running

A Saito, A Tomita, R Ando, K Watanabe, H Akima - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
This study aimed to identify muscle synergies of the lower limb during treadmill running on
level and inclined ground. Eight subjects ran on a treadmill at three speeds (2.5, 3.3, and 4.1 …

Speed-dependent modulation of muscle activity based on muscle synergies during treadmill walking

B Kibushi, S Hagio, T Moritani… - Frontiers in human …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The regulation of walking speed is easily achieved. However, the central nervous system
(CNS) must coordinate numerous muscles in order to achieve a smooth and continuous …

The effects of fatigue on synergy of selected lower limb muscles during running

B Hajiloo, M Anbarian, H Esmaeili, M Mirzapour - Journal of Biomechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of fatigue on selected lower extremity
muscles synergy during running using non-negative matrix factorization algorithm method …

An adaptive resistance and stamina strategy-based dragonfly algorithm for solving engineering optimization problems

Y Yuan, S Wang, L Lv, X Song - Engineering Computations, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Highly non-linear optimization problems exist in many practical engineering
applications. To deal with these problems, this study aims to propose an improved …

Intra-limb and muscular coordination during walking on slopes

AH Dewolf, RM Mesquita, PA Willems - European journal of applied …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Intra-limb and muscular coordination during gait are the result of the organisation of
the neuromuscular system, which have been widely studied on a flat terrain. Environmental …

Individuals with chronic mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury exhibit decreased neuromuscular complexity during gait

SA Acuña, ME Tyler, DG Thelen - … and neural repair, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Synergy analysis provides a means of quantifying the complexity of
neuromuscular control during gait. Prior studies have shown evidence of reduced …