Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

Purpose: Musculoskeletal systems have a complex and different nature, and it is very difficult to control issues in these systems due to various characteristics such as speed and accuracy. Therefore, investigating these musculoskeletal systems requires simple and analyzable methods. Also, due to su...

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Main Authors: Monireh Maleki, Fereidoun Nowshiravan Rahatabad, Majid Pouladian
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Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies
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Online Access:https://fbt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fbt/article/view/458
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author Monireh Maleki
Fereidoun Nowshiravan Rahatabad
Majid Pouladian
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Majid Pouladian
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description Purpose: Musculoskeletal systems have a complex and different nature, and it is very difficult to control issues in these systems due to various characteristics such as speed and accuracy. Therefore, investigating these musculoskeletal systems requires simple and analyzable methods. Also, due to sudden changes during the movement process, the speed and accuracy of the calculations should be proportional to the operating speed of the system. Predicting the available system norms and meeting is the next challenge of relevant studies. Methods: Accordingly, it was attempted in the present study to investigate the knee joint function, the joint condition in an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI), as well as its rehabilitation conditions by designing a simple mathematical model. This model is designed based on the interactions between hamstring muscles and vasti muscle group. Considering changes in the central pattern generator (CGP) as a variable input, we analyze the model output in fixed point, periodic and chaotic modes. Results: The results of the present study show that the knee joint model output is chaotic and fixed point in the health and incomplete SCI modes, respectively. In order to rehabilitate the model, stimulation of Ia, II and Ib afferents is used in the CPG, which continues the rehabilitation process due to the change of output from the fixed-point mode to the periodic mode. Conclusion: According to the results obtained from the knee joint mathematical model, it can be stated that this model, while having simple calculations, has acceptable accuracy and has the ability to predict different norms. It can also be hoped that, better and more accurate results will be achieved in the study of musculoskeletal systems with the development of this model.
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spelling doaj.art-53b88336eda741d4ba3b7e75907810a52023-04-24T06:46:14ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesFrontiers in Biomedical Technologies2345-58372023-01-0110210.18502/fbt.v10i2.12225Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord InjuryMonireh Maleki0Fereidoun Nowshiravan Rahatabad1Majid Pouladian2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Purpose: Musculoskeletal systems have a complex and different nature, and it is very difficult to control issues in these systems due to various characteristics such as speed and accuracy. Therefore, investigating these musculoskeletal systems requires simple and analyzable methods. Also, due to sudden changes during the movement process, the speed and accuracy of the calculations should be proportional to the operating speed of the system. Predicting the available system norms and meeting is the next challenge of relevant studies. Methods: Accordingly, it was attempted in the present study to investigate the knee joint function, the joint condition in an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI), as well as its rehabilitation conditions by designing a simple mathematical model. This model is designed based on the interactions between hamstring muscles and vasti muscle group. Considering changes in the central pattern generator (CGP) as a variable input, we analyze the model output in fixed point, periodic and chaotic modes. Results: The results of the present study show that the knee joint model output is chaotic and fixed point in the health and incomplete SCI modes, respectively. In order to rehabilitate the model, stimulation of Ia, II and Ib afferents is used in the CPG, which continues the rehabilitation process due to the change of output from the fixed-point mode to the periodic mode. Conclusion: According to the results obtained from the knee joint mathematical model, it can be stated that this model, while having simple calculations, has acceptable accuracy and has the ability to predict different norms. It can also be hoped that, better and more accurate results will be achieved in the study of musculoskeletal systems with the development of this model. https://fbt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fbt/article/view/458Knee JointCentral Pattern GeneratorSpinal Cord InjuryRehabilitationHamstring MusclesVasti Muscle Group
spellingShingle Monireh Maleki
Fereidoun Nowshiravan Rahatabad
Majid Pouladian
Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Frontiers in Biomedical Technologies
Knee Joint
Central Pattern Generator
Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation
Hamstring Muscles
Vasti Muscle Group
title Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
title_full Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
title_fullStr Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
title_full_unstemmed Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
title_short Knee Joint Modeling Based on Muscle Interactions Using a Central Pattern Generator to Predict Disease Progression and Rehabilitation Techniques in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
title_sort knee joint modeling based on muscle interactions using a central pattern generator to predict disease progression and rehabilitation techniques in incomplete spinal cord injury
topic Knee Joint
Central Pattern Generator
Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation
Hamstring Muscles
Vasti Muscle Group
url https://fbt.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fbt/article/view/458
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