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Cervical Spine Mechanism for Reproduction of the Biomechanical Behaviours of the Human Neck during Rotation-Traction Manipulation
Joint Authors
Huang, Yuancan
Li, Shuai
Feng, Minshan
Zhu, Liguo
Source
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rotation-traction (RT) manipulation is a commonly used physical therapy procedure in TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) for cervical spondylosis.
This procedure temporarily separates the C3 and C4 cervical vertebrae from each other when a physician applies a jerky action while the neck is voluntarily turned by the patient to a specific position as instructed by the physician, where the cervical vertebrae are twisted and locked.
However, a high rate of cervical injury occurs due to inexperienced physician interns who lack sufficient training.
Therefore, we developed a cervical spine mechanism that imitates the dynamic behaviours of the human neck during RT manipulation.
First, in vivo and in vitro experiments were performed to acquire the biomechanical feature curves of the human neck during RT manipulation.
Second, a mass-spring-damper system with an electromagnetic clutch was designed to emulate the entire dynamic response of the human neck.
In this system, a spring is designed as rectilinear and nonlinear to capture the viscoelasticity of soft tissues, and an electromagnetic clutch is used to simulate the sudden disengagement of the cervical vertebrae.
Test results show that the mechanism can exhibit the desired behaviour when RT manipulation is applied in the same manner as on humans.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Huang, Yuancan& Li, Shuai& Feng, Minshan& Zhu, Liguo. 2017. Cervical Spine Mechanism for Reproduction of the Biomechanical Behaviours of the Human Neck during Rotation-Traction Manipulation. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121067
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Huang, Yuancan…[et al.]. Cervical Spine Mechanism for Reproduction of the Biomechanical Behaviours of the Human Neck during Rotation-Traction Manipulation. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121067
American Medical Association (AMA)
Huang, Yuancan& Li, Shuai& Feng, Minshan& Zhu, Liguo. Cervical Spine Mechanism for Reproduction of the Biomechanical Behaviours of the Human Neck during Rotation-Traction Manipulation. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1121067
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1121067