Biodynamic Analysis of Human Torso Stability using Finite Time Lyapunov Exponents

Low back pain is a common medical problem around the world afflicting 80% of the population some time in their life. Low back injury can result from a loss of torso stability causing excessive strain in soft tissue. This investigation seeks to apply existing methods to new applications and to deve...

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Main Author: Tanaka, Martin L.
Other Authors: Biomedical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26580
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04012008-161728/