Atlas of Muscle Innervation Zones: Understanding Surface Electromyography and Its Applications

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Invasive electromyography is a well-established diagnostic tool that has been used for decades by neurologists. Recently, new and alternative devices have increasingly become available that permit diagnosis without the use of needles. This developing area of science and the new tools have not, however, been sufficiently investigated in academic training. Consequently a gap exists between what science is making possible and the competence acquired during graduate studies. This handy volume has the aim of filling this gap by providing the information required by medical practitioners in rehabilitation, sports, and occupational health as well as by rehabilitation therapists, ergonomists, and sport coaches. The techniques that are presented and explained will help in monitoring and recording changes, evaluating the effectiveness of treatments and training, evaluating work stations, and preventing and documenting the evolution of occupational disorders of the neuromuscular system.

Author(s): Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Mailand
Year: 2012

Language: English
Pages: 142
Tags: Neurology; Rehabilitation; Pain Medicine

Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction and Applications of Surface EMG....Pages 3-6
Basic Concepts Concerning Fields and Potential Distributions of Stationary and Moving Point Sources....Pages 7-20
Generation, Propagation, and Extinction of Single-Fiber and Motor Unit Action Potentials....Pages 21-38
EMG Imaging: Geometry and Anatomy of the Electrode-Muscle System....Pages 39-47
Features of the Single-Channel sEMG Signal....Pages 49-59
Features of the Two-Dimensional sEMG Signal: EMG Feature Imaging....Pages 61-69
Applications of sEMG in Dynamic Conditions, Ergonomics, Sports, and Obstetrics....Pages 71-79
Front Matter....Pages 81-85
Trunk....Pages 87-102
Upper Limb....Pages 103-120
Lower Limb....Pages 121-135
Back Matter....Pages 137-142