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Neck Muscle Activity and 3-D Head Kinematics During Quasi-Static and Dynamic Tracking Movements

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The head-neck system is one of the least understood (and most complex) neuromechanical systems of the body. The head rests on the top of the cervical spinal column; it can be considered the final link of an open kinematic chain that also includes the seven cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae. Each vertebra is connected in series to its neighbors by multiple joints and is capable of 3-D relative rotation. This capacity for rotation is a function of the level within the spine, with the top two (anatomically unique) cervical vertebrae causing especially unique kinematic and mechanical features. The flexible cervical column, surrounded by passive and active tissue, must function at three levels: i) generation of appropriate head movements in three dimensional space; ii) maintanance of mechanical stability of the head-neck system at a given orientation; iii) distribution of loads within local neck tissues.

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  1. College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Chemical, Bio., and Materials Engineering, Arizona State University, 85287-6006, Tempe, Arizona, USA

    Jack M. Winters

  2. Department of Surgery Division of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, 92093, La Jolla, California, USA

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Winters, J.M., Peles, J.D. (1990). Neck Muscle Activity and 3-D Head Kinematics During Quasi-Static and Dynamic Tracking Movements. In: Winters, J.M., Woo, S.LY. (eds) Multiple Muscle Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9030-5_28

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