Open AccessOptimization-Based Models of Muscle Coordination
Author(s) -
Boris I. Prilutsky,
Vladimir M. Zatsiorsky
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
exercise and sport sciences reviews
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.945
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1538-3008
pISSN - 0091-6331
DOI - 10.1097/00003677-200201000-00007
Subject(s) - energy expenditure , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , psychology , physical therapy , medicine
Optimization-based models may provide reasonably accurate estimates of activation and force patterns of individual muscles in selected well-learned tasks with submaximal efforts. Such optimization criteria as minimum energy expenditure, minimum muscle fatigue, and minimum sense of effort seem most promising.