The Objective Recording of the Biomechanical Profile of Reflexes by Means of a Kinesiometer

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• Personal Author:
  Gold C ; Jarvik R ; Tichauer ER
• Description:
  Clinical observation of reflex activity is a subjective process and, in practice, The magnitude and briskness of response are not recorded in quantitative repeatable fashion by automatic process. In some instances, photographic devices are used but the evaluation of their printouts is still subjective. This paper describes a simple apparatus which has been developed for the direct measurement of reflexes, including the patellar reflex, suitable for use in office procedures. The device traces simultaneously three biomechanical parameters of single joint movement involved in a reflex: displacement, velocity and acceleration of a suitable reference point on the body surface. Reaction time is obtained as well. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Biodynamics Ergonometry Human-factors-engineering Industrial-processes Measurement-instrumentation Task-performance Work-measurement
• ISSN:
  0006-2898
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  64-65
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036916
• Citation:
  Biomed Eng 1973 Feb; 8(2):64-65
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Performing Organization:
  New York University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19710701
• Source Full Name:
  BioMedical Engineering
• End Date:
  19760131
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c5c25792058d5813d02ba75673ef56b6531fe67d7f3dbc4925e72f55072ccb6954bad5321e9c522ba685bd1a08056bffb29c0c1c099cc3653b98ee79dc94717f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188134/cdc_188134_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 476.97 KB ]