Coordination of muscle torques stabilizes upright standing posture: an UCM analysis

• Published in: Experimental brain research Vol. 234; no. 6; pp. 1757 - 1767
• Main Authors: Park, Eunse, Reimann, Hendrik, Schöner, Gregor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Ankle; Biomechanical Phenomena - physiology; Biomechanics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Center of mass; Female; Humans; Kinematics; Male; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Neurology; Neurosciences; Physiological research; Postural Balance - physiology; Posture; Research Article; Torque; Young Adult; United States > US; Uncontrolled manifold analysis; Standing; Muscle torques; Posture

The control of upright stance is commonly explained on the basis of the single inverted pendulum model (ankle strategy) or the double inverted pendulum model (combination of ankle and hip strategy). Kinematic analysis using the uncontrolled manifold (UCM) approach suggests, however, that stability i...