TY - GEN
T1 - A Mechanical model for flexible exercise bars to study the influence of the initial position of the bar on lumbar discs and muscles forces
AU - Khalaf, Kinda
AU - Abdollahi, Masoud
AU - Nikkhoo, Mohammad
AU - Hoviattalab, Maryam
AU - Asghari, Mohsen
AU - Ashouri, Sajad
AU - Nikpour, Seyedhassan
AU - Kahrizi, Sedighe
AU - Parnianpour, Mohamad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015/11/4
Y1 - 2015/11/4
N2 - A single-degree-of-freedom model is considered for flexible exercise bars based on the lumped-element approach. By considering the side segment of a flexible bar as a cantilever beam with an equivalent mass at the free end, its free-vibration response, as well as the forced response under the excitation of the grip, are expressed parametrically. Experiments are performed on a particular flexible bar (FLEXI-BAR) in order to obtain numerical values for quantifying the model's parameters. The model is also computationally simulated to study the response of the flexible bar to various excitations. The results are imported into a multi-segment musculoskeletal software (AnyBody), where the effect of different initial hand positions on the lumbar disc and back muscle forces is investigated (including Longissimus, Iliocostalis, and Transversus) during up-down exercises. The results show that all intervertebral discs and muscles forces are more sensitive to the horizontal position of the bar as compared to its vertical position.
AB - A single-degree-of-freedom model is considered for flexible exercise bars based on the lumped-element approach. By considering the side segment of a flexible bar as a cantilever beam with an equivalent mass at the free end, its free-vibration response, as well as the forced response under the excitation of the grip, are expressed parametrically. Experiments are performed on a particular flexible bar (FLEXI-BAR) in order to obtain numerical values for quantifying the model's parameters. The model is also computationally simulated to study the response of the flexible bar to various excitations. The results are imported into a multi-segment musculoskeletal software (AnyBody), where the effect of different initial hand positions on the lumbar disc and back muscle forces is investigated (including Longissimus, Iliocostalis, and Transversus) during up-down exercises. The results show that all intervertebral discs and muscles forces are more sensitive to the horizontal position of the bar as compared to its vertical position.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84953306881&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319250
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319250
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 26737150
AN - SCOPUS:84953306881
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 3917
EP - 3920
BT - 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2015
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2015
Y2 - 25 August 2015 through 29 August 2015
ER -