Application of a rat hindlimb model: a prediction of force spaces reachable through stimulation of nerve fascicles.
A device to generate standing or locomotion through chronically placed electrodes has not been fully developed due in part to limitations of clinical experimentation and the high number of muscle activation inputs of the leg. We investigated the feasibility of functional electrical stimulation paradigms that minimize the input dimensions for controlling the limbs by stimulating at nerve fascicles, utilizing a model of the rat hindlimb, which combined previously collected morphological data with muscle physiological parameters presented herein. As validation of the model, we investigated the suitability of a lumped-parameter model for the prediction of muscle activation during dynamic tasks. Using the validated model, we found that the space of forces producible through activation of muscle groups sharing common nerve fascicles was nonlinearly dependent on the number of discrete muscle groups that could be individually activated (equivalently, the neuroanatomical level of activation). Seven commonly innervated muscle groups were sufficient to produce 78% of the force space producible through individual activation of the 42 modeled hindlimb muscles. This novel, neuroanatomically derived reduction in input dimension emphasizes the potential to simplify controllers for functional electrical stimulation to improve functional recovery after a neuromuscular injury.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. johnsonw@ucla.edu
Will L
WL
Johnson
Devin L
DL
Jindrich
Hui
H
Zhong
Roland R
RR
Roy
V Reggie
VR
Edgerton
D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000502:physiology; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000379:methods*; D006614:Hindlimb / Q000294:innervation*; D016014:Linear Models; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
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