Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Human muscle modelling from a user's perspective

A J van den Bogert1, K G Gerritsen, G K Cole

  • 1Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Canada. bogert@acs.ucalgary.ca

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology : Official Journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
|July 29, 1998
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

An approach to generate noncontact ACL-injury prone situations on a computer using kinematic data of non-injury situations and Monte Carlo simulation.

Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering·2018
Same author

Relationship between jump landing kinematics and peak ACL force during a jump in downhill skiing: a simulation study.

Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports·2013
Same author

Transfer of movement between calcaneus and tibia in vitro.

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)·2013
Same author

Influence of selective arthrodesis on the movement transfer between calcaneus and tibia in vitro.

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)·2013
Same author

Impingement and stability of total hip arthroplasty versus femoral head resurfacing using a cadaveric robotics model.

Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society·2013
Same author

An analytical model for rotator cuff repairs.

Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon)·2010
Same journal

Corrigendum to "Kinematic effects of two therapeutic interventions for glenohumeral joint instability: A preliminary feasibility trial" [J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 88 (2026) 103147].

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology·2026
Same journal

Investigating the effects of conservative treatments on the flexion relaxation phenomenon for chronic low back pain: A systematic review.

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology·2026
Same journal

Activation of the deep lumbar multifidus during common rehabilitation and resistance exercises.

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology·2026
Same journal

Comprehensive RGBD-based shoulder kinematics using markerless anatomical landmarks detection and a 3D-printed acromial cluster during hand-cycling.

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology·2026
Same journal

Variational mode decomposition based on refined composite multiscale dispersion entropy and its application in sEMG Denoising.

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology·2026
Same journal

Does pain alter the spatial distribution of muscle activity in people experiencing spinal pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology·2026
See all related articles

A hybrid muscle model combining mechanistic and phenomenological approaches best predicts human muscle forces. This approach improves accuracy across various conditions and offers practical parameter estimation for muscle modeling.

Area of Science:

  • Biomechanics
  • Computational Biology
  • Human Physiology

Background:

  • Mathematical models of human muscles are crucial for understanding biomechanics and physiology.
  • Existing models include mechanistic (cross-bridge dynamics) and phenomenological (black-box) approaches.
  • Accurate muscle force prediction requires modeling velocity dependence and force-length properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review methods for human muscle mathematical modeling.
  • To compare the predictive capabilities of cross-bridge and Hill-based models for muscle forces.
  • To evaluate the accuracy of myofilament and architecture-based models for force-length properties.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated constant-velocity lengthening using cross-bridge and Hill-based models.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Analyzed myofilament overlap and muscle architecture for force-length properties.
  • Optimized the width of force-length relationships in a lower extremity model.

    • Main Results:

    • The Hill-based model demonstrated superior prediction of muscle forces across conditions with consistent parameters.
    • Myofilament overlap and muscle architecture alone did not accurately predict maximal isometric joint moments.
    • Optimizing force-length relationship width suggested increased effective fiber length in complex muscles.

    Conclusions:

    • A hybrid phenomenological/mechanistic muscle model is recommended for practical and accurate human muscle force prediction.
    • This integrated approach balances parameter estimability with predictive accuracy.
    • Future models may need to account for complex fiber arrangements in short-fibered muscles.