Tomoki Watanabe

Controlling Maximal Voluntary Contraction of the Upper Limb Muscles by Facial Electrical Stimulation

In this paper, we propose to use facial electrical stimulation to control maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) of the upper limbs. The method is based on a body mechanism in which the contraction of the masseter muscles enhances MVC of the limb muscles. Facial electrical stimulation is applied to the masseter muscles…