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| Title |
Musculoskeletal modelling of muscle activation and applied external forces for the correction of scoliosis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1743-0003-11-52 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Maurice Curtin, Madeleine M Lowery |
| Abstract |
This study uses biomechanical modelling and computational optimization to investigate muscle activation in combination with applied external forces as a treatment for scoliosis. Bracing, which incorporates applied external forces, is the most popular non surgical treatment for scoliosis. Non surgical treatments which make use of muscle activation include electrical stimulation, postural control, and therapeutic exercises. Electrical stimulation has been largely dismissed as a viable treatment for scoliosis, although previous studies have suggested that it can potentially deliver similarly effective corrective forces to the spine as bracing. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 73 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 13 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 16 | 22% |
| Unknown | 10 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 33% |
| Engineering | 20 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Unknown | 14 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 July 2019.
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