Professor Richard Neptune (Cockrell School of Engineeering, University of Texas at Austin, USA) will give a lecture titled “Biomechanical Analyses of Human Movement Aimed at Improving Rehabilitation Outcomes”. This lecture is organised by UT Austin Portugal Program, namely by STREACKER reserach project, and will take place on 28th October 2019, from 16:00 to 17:00.
Abstract
The human neuromusculoskeletal system is exceedingly complex due to highly nonlinear multi-body dynamics and musculotendon actuators, and redundant muscle control that isn’t well understood. As a result, gaining insight into normal and pathological movement remains a challenge due to the extremely difficult task of identifying causal relationships between muscle force development and resulting movement dynamics. This talk will discuss how experimental and modeling and simulation techniques are being used to gain insight into the biomechanics and neuromotor control of human movement with the goal to improve rehabilitation outcomes for those with movement disabilities. Specifically, we will look at how biomechanical analyses of specific movement tasks can give insight into how individual muscles contribute to specific biomechanical functions such as providing body support, forward propulsion and balance control and how clinical interventions can help or hinder the performance of these functions.
Venue: Mechanical Engineering building II, floor 1, Amphitheatre.
