Numerical models of the musculoskeletal system as investigative tools are an integral part of
biomechanical and clinical research. While finite element modeling is primarily suitable for …

How back pain is related to intervertebral disc degeneration, spinal loading or sports-related
overuse remains an unanswered question of biomechanics. Coupled MBS and FEM …

The development of adjacent segment degeneration (ASD) is a major concern after lumbar
spinal fusion surgery, but the causative mechanisms remain unclear. This study used a …

Background: Chronic back pain is a major health problem worldwide. Although its causes
can be diverse, biomechanical factors leading to spinal degeneration are considered a …

Biomechanical modeling approaches require body posture to evaluate the risk of spine
injury during manual material handling. The procedure to measure body posture via motion …

Motion analysis is increasingly applied to spine musculoskeletal models using kinematic
constraints to estimate individual intervertebral joint movements, which cannot be directly …

In computational biomechanics, two separate types of models have been used
predominantly to enhance the understanding of the mechanisms of action of the …

Abstract Background and Objective: The development of biomechanical models of the torso
and the spine opens the door to computational solutions for the design of braces for …

Background Computational spine models of various types have been employed to
understand spine function, assess the risk that different activities pose to the spine, and …

Finite element analysis is a powerful tool that is often used to study the biomechanical
response of the spine. The primary objective of this study was to illustrate the mechanical …