Presentation 2015-12-19
A musculoskeletal model-based estimation of shoulder muscle forces during the elevation of the upper arm in the coronal plane
Yosuke Fujii, Toyohiko Hayashi, Shigehito Tanahashi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroki Ninomiya, Hiroaki Inui, Masahiko Komai, Katsuya Nobuhara,
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Abstract(in English) Since the glenohumeral joint is unstable due to less support of bones, its stability is believed to be reinforced by the coordinative activities of the shoulder muscles. Then their activities have been analyzed by means of computer simulation, using a musculoskeletal model of the shoulder, due to the difficulty of electro-myographic analysis. We also have been studied their activities during the elevation of the upper arm in the scapular plane, using a precise musculoskeletal model and a movement model, both of which were made from MRI images of subject's shoulder, as well as a muscle model. In this study, we estimated muscle activities during the abduction in the coronal plane as well as the scapular plane in order to clarify the difference in muscle activities between the two movements. Empirical results demonstrated that 1) during the abduction in the scapular plane, the infraspinatus and subscapularis muscles antagonized with each other were activated simultaneously, while the supraspinatus and the intermediate portion of deltoid worked dominantly for abduction; 2) during the abduction in the coronal plane, on the other hand, the activities of the infraspinatus increased relative to that of the subscapularis for horizontal abduction, while the activities of supraspinatus decreased probably due to the modification of its route, accordingly activating the intermediate portion of the deltoid further for compensation.
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Keyword(in English) shoulder / musculoskeletal model / computer simulation / estimation of muscle force
Paper # MBE2015-71
Date of Issue 2015-12-12 (MBE)

Conference Information
Committee MBE / NC
Conference Date 2015/12/19(1days)
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Place (in English) Nagoya Institute of Technology
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Chair Tetsuo Kobayashi(Kyoto Univ.) / Toshimichi Saito(Hosei Univ.)
Vice Chair Yutaka Fukuoka(Kogakuin Univ.) / Shigeo Sato(Tohoku Univ.)
Secretary Yutaka Fukuoka(akita noken) / Shigeo Sato(Kogakuin Univ.)
Assistant Takenori Oida(Kyoto Univ.) / Ryota Horie(Shibaura Inst. of Tech.) / Hiroyuki Kanbara(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / Hisanao Akima(Tohoku Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing
Language JPN
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Title (in English) A musculoskeletal model-based estimation of shoulder muscle forces during the elevation of the upper arm in the coronal plane
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) shoulder
Keyword(2) musculoskeletal model
Keyword(3) computer simulation
Keyword(4) estimation of muscle force
1st Author's Name Yosuke Fujii
1st Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Toyohiko Hayashi
2nd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
3rd Author's Name Shigehito Tanahashi
3rd Author's Affiliation Niigata University(Niigata Univ.)
4th Author's Name Hiroshi Tanaka
4th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
5th Author's Name Hiroki Ninomiya
5th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
6th Author's Name Hiroaki Inui
6th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
7th Author's Name Masahiko Komai
7th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
8th Author's Name Katsuya Nobuhara
8th Author's Affiliation Nobuhara Hospital and Institute of Biomechanics(Nobuhara Hospital)
Date 2015-12-19
Paper # MBE2015-71
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) MBE-383
Page pp.pp.49-54(MBE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2015-12-12 (MBE)