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Seo G, Park JH, Park HS, Roh J. Developing new intermuscular coordination patterns through an electromyographic signal-guided training in the upper extremity. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2023; 20:112. [PMID: 37658406 PMCID: PMC10474681 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-023-01236-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Muscle synergies, computationally identified intermuscular coordination patterns, have been utilized to characterize neuromuscular control and learning in humans. However, it is unclear whether it is possible to alter the existing muscle synergies or develop new ones in an intended way through a relatively short-term motor exercise in adulthood. This study aimed to test the feasibility of expanding the repertoire of intermuscular coordination patterns through an isometric, electromyographic (EMG) signal-guided exercise in the upper extremity (UE) of neurologically intact individuals. METHODS 10 participants were trained for six weeks to induce independent control of activating a pair of elbow flexor muscles that tended to be naturally co-activated in force generation. An untrained isometric force generation task was performed to assess the effect of the training on the intermuscular coordination of the trained UE. We applied a non-negative matrix factorization on the EMG signals recorded from 12 major UE muscles during the assessment to identify the muscle synergies. In addition, the performance of training tasks and the characteristics of individual muscles' activity in both time and frequency domains were quantified as the training outcomes. RESULTS Typically, in two weeks of the training, participants could use newly developed muscle synergies when requested to perform new, untrained motor tasks by activating their UE muscles in the trained way. Meanwhile, their habitually expressed muscle synergies, the synergistic muscle activation groups that were used before the training, were conserved throughout the entire training period. The number of muscle synergies activated for the task performance remained the same. As the new muscle synergies were developed, the neuromotor control of the trained muscles reflected in the metrics, such as the ratio between the targeted muscles, number of matched targets, and task completion time, was improved. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that our protocol can increase the repertoire of readily available muscle synergies and improve motor control by developing the activation of new muscle coordination patterns in healthy adults within a relatively short period. Furthermore, the study shows the potential of the isometric EMG-guided protocol as a neurorehabilitation tool for aiming motor deficits induced by abnormal intermuscular coordination after neurological disorders. TRIAL REGISTRATION This study was registered at the Clinical Research Information Service (CRiS) of the Korea National Institute of Health (KCT0005803) on 1/22/2021.
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- Gang Seo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
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Abdel-Malek DM, Foley RCA, Wakeely F, Graham JD, La Delfa NJ. Exploring Localized Muscle Fatigue Responses at Current Upper-Extremity Ergonomics Threshold Limit Values. HUMAN FACTORS 2022; 64:385-400. [PMID: 32757794 DOI: 10.1177/0018720820940536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate localized muscle fatigue responses at three upper-extremity ergonomics threshold limit value (TLV) duty cycles. BACKGROUND Recently, a TLV equation was published to help mitigate excessive development of localized muscle fatigue in repetitive upper limb tasks. This equation predicts acceptable levels of maximal voluntary contraction (% MVC) for a given duty cycle (DC). Experimental validation of this TLV curve has not yet been reported, which can help guide utilization by practitioners. METHOD Eighteen participants performed intermittent isometric elbow flexion efforts, in three separate counter-balanced sessions, at workloads defined by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygenists' (ACGIH) TLV equation: low DC (20% DC, 29.6% MVC), medium DC (40% DC, 19.7% MVC), and high DC (60% DC, 13.9% MVC). Targeted localized muscle fatigue (LMF) of the biceps brachii was tracked across numerous response variables, including decline in strength (MVC), electromyography (EMG) amplitude and mean power frequency (MnPF), and several psychophysical ratings. RESULTS At task completion, biceps MnPF and MVC (strength) were significantly different between each TLV workload, with the high DC condition eliciting the largest declines in MnPF and MVC. CONCLUSION Findings demonstrate that working at different DCs along the ACGIH TLV curve may not be equivalent in preventing excessive LMF. Higher DC workloads elicited a greater LMF response across several response variables. APPLICATION High DC work of the upper extremity should be avoided to mitigate excess LMF development. Current TLVs for repetitive upper-extremity work may overestimate acceptable relative contraction thresholds, particularly at higher duty cycles.
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Penedo T, Vuillerme N, Balistieri Santinelli F, Felipe Moretto G, de Carvalho Costa E, Pilon J, Augusto Kalva-Filho C, Barbieri FA. Ankle muscle fatigability impairs body sway for more than 24 h. J Biomech 2021; 133:110890. [PMID: 35121381 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 11/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate if the impairing in postural control, induced by ankle fatiguing exercise, remains after 24/48 h in young adults. Center of Pressure (CoP) was assessed in 16 participants (23 ± 3 years old) before, immediately after an ankle fatigability induction protocol (FI) and after 24 or 48 h of recovery using two 60-s trials with eyes open (EO) and closed (EC). The FI consisted of performing the ankle plantar flexion and dorsiflexion movement repeatedly (0.5 Hz). Ankle muscle fatigability increased CoP anterior-posterior (AP - p < 0.02) and medial-lateral (ML - p < 0.009) root mean square (RMS), and AP (p < 0.01) mean velocity immediately after compared to before FI. These effects remained after 24/48 h of recovery: higher CoP AP (p < 0.03) and ML (p < 0.009) RMS. No significant effects for detrend fluctuation analysis and entropy analysis among periods of postural evaluations was found. Fatigue*visual condition interaction revealed an increased AP median frequency (p < 0.001) during EC compared to EO only immediately after FI. Young adults' body sway remains impaired until 48 h, but not the postural control adaptability and complexity. Visual information may not attenuate the late deleterious ankle muscle fatigability effects. Individuals should be cautious during balance tasks and exercise after fatiguing exercise in the next 24/48 h, therefore avoiding unbalances and falls.
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- Tiago Penedo
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; University Grenoble Alpes, AGEIS, Grenoble, France.
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- University Grenoble Alpes, AGEIS, Grenoble, France; Institut Universitaire de France, France.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil; REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Sciences, Department of Physical Education, Human Movement Research Laboratory (MOVI-LAB), Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Adamo P, Temporiti F, Natali F, Trombin S, Cescon C, Barbero M, Gatti R. Dispersion of shoulder helical axes during upper limb movements after muscle fatigue. J Biomech 2020; 113:110075. [PMID: 33142202 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Shoulder complex control of motion is influenced by neuromuscular function and can be quantified through the analysis of helical axes (HAs) dispersion. Muscle fatigue is a variable able to influence neuromuscular control, altering muscle activation timing and proprioception. The aim of the study was to describe shoulder complex HAs dispersion after muscle fatigue during upper limb movements of young healthy subjects. Thirty healthy right-handed volunteers (age 23.2 ± 2.6 years) were asked to perform a test made up of 15 humerothoracic flexion and rotation movements using both upper limbs in two different recording sessions. After each session, muscles of the tested movement were fatigued in isometric condition at dominant side. After fatigue, subjects repeated the test. Kinematics was recorded by an optoelectronic system and HAs dispersion was computed using Mean Distance (MD) and Mean Angle (MA) for the entire Range of Motion (RoM) and in portions of RoM. After fatigue of shoulder flexion muscles, greater MD (p = 0.001) and MA (p = 0.019) were found on the dominant side. After fatigue of shoulder rotation muscles, greater MD and MA were found on the dominant (p = 0.002 for MD; p = 0.047 for MA) and non-dominant (p = 0.038 for MD; p = 0.019 for MA) sides. Independently of fatigue, greater MA was found in portions of RoM with higher external resistance torque in flexion and rotation tasks. Muscle fatigue increases shoulder complex HAs dispersion, probably due to alteration in neuromuscular control. This data should be considered when exercise involving upper arms are proposed to subjects undergoing fatigue.
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- Paola Adamo
- Physiotherapy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS -, via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano (Mi), Italy
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- Physiotherapy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS -, via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano (Mi), Italy; Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Physiotherapy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS -, via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano (Mi), Italy
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- Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland
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- Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Manno, Switzerland
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- Physiotherapy Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS -, via Manzoni 56, 20089, Rozzano (Mi), Italy; Humanitas University, Department of Biomedical Sciences, via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090 Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
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Scano A, Pirovano I, Manunza ME, Spinelli L, Contini D, Torricelli A, Re R. Sustained fatigue assessment during isometric exercises with time-domain near infrared spectroscopy and surface electromyography signals. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 11:7357-7375. [PMID: 33409002 PMCID: PMC7747893 DOI: 10.1364/boe.403976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The effect of sustained fatigue during an upper limb isometric exercise is presented to investigate a group of healthy subjects with simultaneous time-domain (TD) NIRS and surface electromyography (sEMG) recordings on the deltoid lateralis muscle. The aim of the work was to understand which TD-NIRS parameters can be used as descriptors for sustained muscular fatigue, focusing on the slow phase of this process and using median frequency (MF) computed from sEMG as gold standard measure. It was found that oxygen saturation and deoxy-hemoglobin are slightly better descriptors of sustained fatigue, than oxy-hemoglobin, since they showed a higher correlation with MF, while total-hemoglobin correlation with MF was lower.
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- A. Scano
- Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato (STIIMA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Previati 1/E Lecco, Italy e Via Alfonso Corti 12, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato (STIIMA), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Previati 1/E Lecco, Italy e Via Alfonso Corti 12, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie (IFN), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy
- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie (IFN), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy
- Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie (IFN), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy
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Pedaling Performance Changing of Elite Cyclists Is Mainly Determined by the Fatigue of Hamstring and Vastus Muscles during Repeated Sprint Cycling Exercise. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:7294820. [PMID: 31998796 PMCID: PMC6970493 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7294820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Repeated sprint cycling is an effective training method in promoting athletic performance of cyclists, which may induce severe fatigue of lower limb muscles. However, the relationship between the fatigue of each lower limb muscles and the changing of exercise performance remains unclear. In this study, ten cyclist volunteers performed a series of 6-second sprints with 24-s recovery for five times. Power, cadence, and EMG mean frequency (MNF) of each lower limb muscle group for every 2-second epoch, as well as the grey relational grade between exercise performance and MNF of each lower limb muscle group during the whole process were calculated. It has been found that MNF of Rectus femoris (RF), Vastus (VAS), Gastrocnemius (GAS), and the hamstring muscle group (HAM) showed significant negative correlation with the increase in both sprint number and intrasprint duration time, while the grey relational grade of HAM and VAS was higher than that of other muscles. The results demonstrated that the exercise performance of both power and cadence were most closing related to the fatigue degree of HAM and VAS during repeated sprint cycling exercise.
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Nasser Alasim H, Nimbarte AD. Variability of Electromyographic Spectral Measures in Non-fatigued Shoulder Muscles and Implications for Assessing Muscle Fatigue. IISE Trans Occup Ergon Hum Factors 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/24725838.2019.1636898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Hamad Nasser Alasim
- Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
- Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia
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- Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Hagstrom AD, Shorter KA, Marshall PWM. Changes in Unilateral Upper Limb Muscular Strength and Electromyographic Activity After a 16-Week Strength Training Intervention in Survivors of Breast Cancer. J Strength Cond Res 2018; 33:225-233. [PMID: 30562305 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hagstrom, AD, Shorter, KA, and Marshall, PWM. Changes in unilateral upper limb muscular strength and Electroymographic activity after a 16-week strength training intervention in survivors of breast cancer. J Strength Cond Res 33(1): 225-233, 2019-Upper limb strength deficits are frequently observed following breast cancer (BC) and its treatments. It is currently unknown whether these unilateral deficits can be corrected by a standard bilateral strength training intervention. Twenty-three survivors of BC were included in this analysis. Fourteen performed a 16-week resistance training (RT) intervention, 9 were assigned to a usual care waitlist control group. Electromyographic analysis of the pectoralis major and triceps brachii were monitored during 3 maximal isometric contractions and a fatiguing endurance task. Muscular strength was significantly different between limbs at the start of the intervention (p = 0.02). Electromyographic amplitude and median frequency did not differ between limbs at the start of the intervention. Muscular strength was significantly different between limbs in the RT group at the end of the intervention (p = 0.01). Electromyographic amplitude did not differ between limbs or groups at the end of the intervention. Bilateral strength training did not correct the unilateral strength deficit observed in this group of survivors of breast cancer. Periods of unilateral strength training should be implemented into periodized RT programs in this cohort.
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- Amanda D Hagstrom
- School of Science and Technology, Department of Sport and Exercise Science University of New England, Armidale, Australia.,School of Science and Health, Department of Sport and Exercise Science Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
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- School of Science and Technology, Department of Sport and Exercise Science University of New England, Armidale, Australia
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- School of Science and Health, Department of Sport and Exercise Science Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, Australia
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A Comparative Study of EMG Indices in Muscle Fatigue Evaluation Based on Grey Relational Analysis during All-Out Cycling Exercise. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 2018:9341215. [PMID: 29850588 PMCID: PMC5926489 DOI: 10.1155/2018/9341215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The increased popularization of cycling has brought an increase in cycling-related injuries, which has been suggested to be associated with muscle fatigue. However, it still remains unclear on the utility of different EMG indices in muscle fatigue evaluation induced by cycling exercise. In this study, ten cyclist volunteers performed a 30-second all-out cycling exercise after a warm-up period. Surface electromyography (sEMG) from vastus lateralis muscle (VL) and power output and cadence were recorded and EMG RMS, MF and MPF based on Fourier Transform, MDF and MNF based on wavelet packet transformation, and C(n) based on Lempel–Ziv complexity algorithm were calculated. Utility of the indices was compared based on the grey rational grade of sEMG indices and power output and cadence. The results suggested that MNF derived from wavelet packet transformation was significantly higher than other EMG indices, indicating the potential application for fatigue evaluation induced by all-out cycling exercise.
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Davidson CM, De Vito G, Lowery MM. Effect of oral glucose supplementation on surface EMG during fatiguing dynamic exercise. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2017; 2016:3498-3502. [PMID: 28269052 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2016.7591482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine the effect of oral glucose supplementation on the surface electromyographic (sEMG) signal recorded during a dynamic, fatiguing exercise protocol. Five healthy subjects participated in the study. Blood glucose concentration and sEMG signals from five upper leg muscles were recorded during a cycling exercise performed at 70% VO2peak until task failure, on two separate occasions. Glucose was consumed at 15 minute intervals throughout one trial. The median frequency of the sEMG was observed to increase progressively throughout the exercise, with a greater increase in the with glucose condition. This is in direct contrast to the typical decrease in median frequency known to occur during a fatiguing isometric contraction. The result may indicate an increase in Na+ - K+ - AT Pase activity during fatiguing dynamic exercise resulting in an increase in muscle fiber membrane excitability due to membrane hyperpolarization.
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Evaluating the Training Effects of Two Swallowing Rehabilitation Therapies Using Surface Electromyography--Chin Tuck Against Resistance (CTAR) Exercise and the Shaker Exercise. Dysphagia 2016; 31:195-205. [PMID: 26837612 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-015-9678-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In this study, the efficacy of two dysphagia interventions, the Chin Tuck against Resistance (CTAR) and Shaker exercises, were evaluated based on two principles in exercise science-muscle-specificity and training intensity. Both exercises were developed to strengthen the suprahyoid muscles, whose contractions facilitate the opening of the upper esophageal sphincter, thereby improving bolus transfer. Thirty-nine healthy adults performed two trials of both exercises in counter-balanced order. Surface electromyography (sEMG) recordings were simultaneously collected from suprahyoid muscle group and sternocleidomastoid muscle during the exercises. Converging results using sEMG amplitude analyses suggested that the CTAR was more specific in targeting the suprahyoid muscles than the Shaker exercise. Fatigue analyses on sEMG signals further indicated that the suprahyoid muscle group were equally or significantly fatigued (depending on metric), when participants carried out CTAR compared to the Shaker exercise. Importantly, unlike during Shaker exercise, the sternocleidomastoid muscles were significantly less activated and fatigued during CTAR. Lowering the chin against resistance is therefore sufficiently specific and intense to fatigue the suprahyoid muscles.
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Horton LM, Nussbaum MA, Agnew MJ. Rotation during lifting tasks: effects of rotation frequency and task order on localized muscle fatigue and performance. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE 2015; 12:95-106. [PMID: 25551257 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2014.957829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Though widely considered to reduce the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, there is limited evidence suggesting that rotating between tasks is effective in doing so. The purpose of the current study was to quantify the effects of rotation and parameters of rotation (frequency and task order) on muscle fatigue and performance. This was done using a simulated lifting task, with rotation between two levels of loading of the same muscle groups. Twelve participants completed six experimental sessions during which repetitive box lifting was performed for one hour either with or without rotation. When rotation was present, it occurred every 15 minutes or every 30 minutes and was between two load levels (box weights). Rotation reduced fatigue and cardiovascular demand compared to the heavier load without rotation, with a mean reduction of ∼33% in perceived discomfort and a ∼17% reduction in percentage of heart rate reserve. Further, rotation increased fatigue and cardiovascular demand compared to the lighter load without rotation, with a mean increase of ∼34% perceived discomfort and a ∼19% increase in percentage of heart rate reserve. Neither rotation frequency nor task order had definitive effects, though maximum discomfort ratings were nearly 20% higher when starting with the lighter load task. These parameters of rotation should be further evaluated under more realistic task conditions.
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- Leanna M Horton
- a Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , Virginia
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Hotta Y, Ito K. Detection of EMG-based muscle fatigue during cyclic dynamic contraction using a monopolar configuration. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2013; 2013:2140-2143. [PMID: 24110144 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2013.6609957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Measurement of surface EMG signals is usually performed using the bipolar (single differential) configuration. However, even if contraction during exercise is performed until near-complete exhaustion, the change in the surface EMG accompanying the fatigue could be undetectable using the bipolar configuration. In order to overcome this disadvantage, this study proposes the measurement of surface EMG using the monopolar configuration. Experimental results show that the monopolar configuration can detect the change in muscle fatigue with greater sensitivity and better stability, as compared to the bipolar configuration.
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Silva CRD, Geres BS, Kuriki HU, Negrão Filho RDF, Alves N, Azevedo FMD. Análise da reprodutibilidade de parâmetros no domínio da frequência do sinal EMG utilizados na caracterização da fadiga muscular localizada. MOTRIZ: REVISTA DE EDUCACAO FISICA 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1980-65742012000300006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a reprodutibilidade de parâmetros no domínio da frequência do sinal eletromiográfico (EMG) utilizados na caracterização da fadiga muscular localizada. Quinze sujeitos do sexo masculino foram submetidos a um teste de fadiga baseado na extensão isométrica de joelho, sendo realizados em três momentos distintos com intervalos de sete dias. Para avaliar a reprodutibilidade dos dados entres os testes calculou-se o coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (CCI) para a frequência mediana (Fmed) no tempo total de exercício (FmedT), para a Fmed obtida a cada 10% do tempo de exercício (Fmed10%) e para as potências das bandas de frequência, obtidas da divisão do espectro de potência a cada 20 Hz. Os resultados demonstraram: (1) boa reprodutibilidade para a FmedT; (2) boa reprodutibilidade para a Fmed10%; e (3) maior variação no sinal EMG nas bandas de 20 a 120 Hz, no qual se destacam as bandas de 20-40 Hz e de 40-60 Hz, demonstrando maior sensibilidade ao processo de fadiga muscular. Conclui-se que a Fmed é uma variável que apresenta boa reprodutibilidade e que a análise fragmentada do espectro de potência, por meio das bandas de frequência, demonstrou-se sensível as variações que ocorrem no sinal EMG durante a instalação do processo de fadiga, tendo potencial para se tornar um novo método para a caracterização da fadiga muscular localizada.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista, Brasil; Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
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Horton LM, Nussbaum MA, Agnew MJ. Effects of rotation frequency and task order on localised muscle fatigue and performance during repetitive static shoulder exertions. ERGONOMICS 2012; 55:1205-1217. [PMID: 22849348 DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2012.704406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED Though widely considered to reduce physical exposures and increase exposure variation, there is limited evidence that rotating between tasks is effective in reducing the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of rotation, specifically focusing on rotation frequency and task order, on muscle fatigue and performance when rotating between tasks that load the same muscle group. Twelve participants completed six experimental sessions during which repetitive static shoulder abduction tasks were performed at two exertion levels for one hour either with or without rotation. Compared to only performing a higher or lower exertion task, rotating between the two tasks decreased and increased fatigue, respectively. Increasing rotation frequency adversely affected task performance, and task order had a minor effect on muscle fatigue. These rotation parameters may be important considerations when implementing rotation in the workplace. PRACTITIONER SUMMARY Rotation is widely used and assumed to reduce the risk of WMSDs, yet little research supports that it is effective in doing so. Results here show that specific aspects of a rotation scheme may influence muscle fatigue and task performance, though further research is needed under more realistic task conditions.
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- Leanna M Horton
- Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, 250 Durham Hall (0118), Blacksburg , VA, USA
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Variation of force amplitude and its effects on local fatigue. Eur J Appl Physiol 2012; 112:3865-79. [PMID: 22407330 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2375-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Trends in industry are leaning toward stereotyped jobs with low workloads. Physical variation is an intervention to reduce fatigue and potentially musculoskeletal disorders in such jobs. Controlled laboratory studies have provided some insight into the effectiveness of physical variation, but very few have been devoted to force variation without muscular rest as a component. This study was undertaken to determine multiple physiological responses to five isometric elbow extension protocols with the same mean amplitude (15% maximum voluntary contraction, MVC), cycle time (6 s), and duty cycle (50 %). Sustained (15 %Sus) and intermittent contractions including zero force (0-30 %Int) differed significantly in 19 of 27 response variables. Contractions varying by half the mean force (7.5-22.5 %Int) led to 8 and 7 measured responses that were significantly different from 0-30 %Int and 15 %Sus, respectively. A sinusoidal condition (0-30 %Sine) resulted in 2 variables that were significantly different from 0-30 %Int, and 16 different from 15 %Sus. Finally, ten response variables suggested that varying forces with 1 % as the lower contraction level was significantly less fatiguing than 15 %Sus, while no responses were significantly different from 0-30 %Int. Sustained contractions led to decreased twitch force 24-h post-exercise, whereas recovery was complete within 60 min after intermittent contractions. This suggests that time-varying force may be a useful intervention to reduce local fatigue in workers performing low-load tasks, and also that rest per se did not seem to cause any extraordinary effects beyond those predictable from the force variation amplitude.
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Kumar DK, Arjunan SP, Naik GR. Measuring Increase in Synchronization to Identify Muscle Endurance Limit. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2011; 19:578-87. [DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2011.2163527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lucovnik M, Kuon RJ, Chambliss LR, Maner WL, Shi SQ, Shi L, Balducci J, Garfield RE. Use of uterine electromyography to diagnose term and preterm labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2010; 90:150-7. [PMID: 21241260 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2010.01031.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Current methodologies to assess the process of labor, such as tocodynamometry or intrauterine pressure catheters, fetal fibronectin, cervical length measurement and digital cervical examination, have several major drawbacks. They only measure the onset of labor indirectly and do not detect cellular changes characteristic of true labor. Consequently, their predictive values for term or preterm delivery are poor. Uterine contractions are a result of the electrical activity within the myometrium. Measurement of uterine electromyography (EMG) has been shown to detect contractions as accurately as the currently used methods. In addition, changes in cell excitability and coupling required for effective contractions that lead to delivery are reflected in changes of several EMG parameters. Use of uterine EMG can help to identify patients in true labor better than any other method presently employed in the clinic.
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- Miha Lucovnik
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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Naik GR, Kumar DK, Yadav V, Wheeler K, Arjunan S. Testing of motor unit synchronization model for localized muscle fatigue. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010; 2009:360-3. [PMID: 19963458 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5332486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Spectral compression of surface electromyogram (sEMG) is associated with onset of localized muscle fatigue. The spectral compression has been explained based on motor unit synchronization theory. According to this theory, motor units are pseudo randomly excited during muscle contraction, and with the onset of muscle fatigue the recruitment pattern changes such that motor unit firings become more synchronized. While this is widely accepted, there is little experimental proof of this phenomenon. This paper has used source dependence measures developed in research related to independent component analysis (ICA) to test this theory.
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- Ganesh R Naik
- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia - 3001.
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Damouras S, Chang MD, Sejdić E, Chau T. An empirical examination of detrended fluctuation analysis for gait data. Gait Posture 2010; 31:336-40. [PMID: 20060298 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2009] [Revised: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 12/10/2009] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Stride interval series exhibit statistical persistence, and detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) is a routinely employed technique for describing this behavior. However, the implementation of DFA to gait data varies considerably between studies. We empirically examine two practical aspects of DFA which significantly affect the analysis outcome: the box size range and the stride interval series length. We conduct an analysis of their effect using stride intervals from 16 able-bodied adults, for overground walking, treadmill walking while holding a handrail, and treadmill walking without using a handrail. Our goal is to provide general guidelines for these two choices, with the aim of standardizing the application of DFA and facilitating inter-study comparisons. Based on the results of our analysis, we propose the use of box sizes from 16 to N/9, where N is the number of stride intervals. Moreover, for differentiating between normal and pathological walking with reasonable accuracy, we recommend a minimum of 600 stride intervals.
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Xie HB, Guo JY, Zheng YP. Fuzzy Approximate Entropy Analysis of Chaotic and Natural Complex Systems: Detecting Muscle Fatigue Using Electromyography Signals. Ann Biomed Eng 2010; 38:1483-96. [DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-9933-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2009] [Accepted: 01/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Law LAF, Avin KG. Endurance time is joint-specific: a modelling and meta-analysis investigation. ERGONOMICS 2010; 53:109-29. [PMID: 20069487 PMCID: PMC2891087 DOI: 10.1080/00140130903389068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Static task intensity-endurance time (ET) relationships (e.g. Rohmert's curve) were first reported decades ago. However, a comprehensive meta-analysis to compare experimentally-observed ETs across bodily regions has not been reported. We performed a systematic literature review of ETs for static contractions, developed joint-specific power and exponential models of the intensity-ET relationships, and compared these models between each joint (ankle, trunk, hand/grip, elbow, knee, and shoulder) and the pooled data (generalised curve). 194 publications were found, representing a total of 369 data points. The power model provided the best fit to the experimental data. Significant intensity-dependent ET differences were predicted between each pair of joints. Overall, the ankle was most fatigue-resistant, followed by the trunk, hand/grip, elbow, knee and finally the shoulder was most fatigable. We conclude ET varies systematically between joints, in some cases with large effect sizes. Thus, a single generalised ET model does not adequately represent fatigue across joints. STATEMENT OF RELEVANCE: Rohmert curves have been used in ergonomic analyses of fatigue, as there are limited tools available to accurately predict force decrements. This study provides updated endurance time-intensity curves using a large meta-analysis of fatigue data. Specific models derived for five distinct joint regions should further increase prediction accuracy.
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Soo Y, Sugi M, Nishino M, Yokoi H, Arai T, Kato R, Nakamura T, Ota J. Quantitative estimation of muscle fatigue using surface electromyography during static muscle contraction. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2009; 2009:2975-8. [PMID: 19963550 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2009.5332521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Muscle fatigue is commonly associated with the musculoskeletal disorder problem. Previously, various techniques were proposed to index the muscle fatigue from electromyography signal. However, quantitative measurement is still difficult to achieve. This study aimed at proposing a method to estimate the degree of muscle fatigue quantitatively. A fatigue model was first constructed using handgrip dynamometer by conducting a series of static contraction tasks. Then the degree muscle fatigue can be estimated from electromyography signal with reasonable accuracy. The error of the estimated muscle fatigue was less than 10% MVC and no significant difference was found between the estimated value and the one measured using force sensor. Although the results were promising, there were still some limitations that need to be overcome in future study.
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- Yewguan Soo
- Department of Precision Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8656.
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Cifrek M, Medved V, Tonković S, Ostojić S. Surface EMG based muscle fatigue evaluation in biomechanics. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2009; 24:327-40. [PMID: 19285766 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 355] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2009] [Accepted: 01/28/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the last three decades it has become quite common to evaluate local muscle fatigue by means of surface electromyographic (sEMG) signal processing. A large number of studies have been performed yielding signal-based quantitative criteria of fatigue in primarily static but also in dynamic tasks. The non-invasive nature of this approach has been particularly appealing in areas like ergonomics and occupational biomechanics, to name just the most prominent ones. However, a correct appreciation of the findings concerned can only be obtained by judging both the scientific value and practical utility of methods while appreciating the corresponding advantages and limitations. The aim of this paper is to serve as a state of the art summary of this issue. The paper gives an overview of classical and modern signal processing methods and techniques from the standpoint of applicability to sEMG signals in fatigue-inducing situations relevant to the broad field of biomechanics. Time domain, frequency domain, time-frequency and time-scale representations, and other methods such as fractal analysis and recurrence quantification analysis are described succinctly and are illustrated with their biomechanical applications, research or clinical alike. Examples from the authors' own work are incorporated where appropriate. The future of this methodology is projected by estimating those methods that have the greatest chance to be routinely used as reliable muscle fatigue measures.
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- Mario Cifrek
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb, Unska 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
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