Spinal Cord Injury

Computational methods of determining spine stability agree

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, September 20th, 2004

Interpretation of spine stability is in agreement with all three computational approaches, although they may differ in their sensitivity to the effect of muscle activation patterns.

"Quantifying the stability of the spinal column offers a perspective on the effectiveness of the motor control strategy to ensure a stable spine and minimize the risk of injury from experiencing an unstable event," investigators in Canada report.

"There are essentially three energy-based methods of calculating a stability index for the lumbar spine. All three methods involve mathematical manipulation of an 18 x 18 Hessian matrix," wrote S.J. Howarth and colleagues,...

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Source: Pain and Central Nervous System Week (2004-09-20)

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