Coordination of the upper-limb segments in physiological tremor with various external loads

• Published in: Medical science monitor Vol. 13; no. 9; p. CR379
• Main Authors: Takanokura, Masato, Makabe, Hitoshi, Kaneko, Kenichi, Mito, Kazuyuki, Sakamoto, Kazuyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Adult; Humans; Male; Upper Extremity - anatomy & histology; Upper Extremity - physiology; Weight-Bearing - physiology

This study investigates coordination of the upper-limb segments with various external loads by frequency-domain analysis of physiological tremor during the maintenance of limb posture. Physiological tremor is an involuntary oscillation in every segment of a healthy human. A subject raised his right...