ERIK: an isokinetic exercise device for the lower limbs

ERIK: an isokinetic exercise device for the lower limbs

Abstract In the current study, we tested a prototype of an isokinetic exercise device for the lower limbs, named the ERIK. The ERIK enables a type of single-limb squat exercise with a translational load on the swing leg in a closed kinetic chain, putting load on the muscles of the stance leg in the...

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Main Authors: Ken’ichi Koyanagi, Yoshinori Kimura, Maki Koyanagi, Akio Inoue, Takumi Tamamoto, Kei Sawai, Tatsuo Motoyoshi, Hiroyuki Masuta, Toru Oshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:ROBOMECH Journal
Subjects:
23rd Robotics Symposia
Isokinetic exercise
Lower limb
Closed kinetic chain training
ER fluid
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-018-0112-z

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