(Dr. Kenneth Meijer, 16. January, 2007 )
Simulating human movement, with multi-body models, enables virtual experiments that are too difficult, costly or dangerous to perform in reality. When simulation models are used for subject specific goals, like planning a rehabilitation intervention, it is important that they are based on subject-specific data. Therefore, accurate strength scaling, accounting for subject specific differences, is required. Unfortunately, current strength scaling methods are poorly validated. The aim of this study was to develop scaling laws of increasing complexity and validate them with experimental data on upper leg and arm strength.
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