Application of the segment weight dynamic movement method to the normalization of gait EMG amplitude

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 550-557

  Nishijima, Y ^a   Kato, T ^b   Yoshizawa, M ^c   Miyashita, M ^d   Iida, H ^e  

^a OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokiwakaigakuen University   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CV; Gait EMGs; Inter individual variability; Segment weight dynamic movement; VR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TIME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951093392     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Allison G.T., Marshall R.N., Singer K.P. EMG signal amplitude normalization technique in stretch-shortening cycle movements. J Electromyogr Kinesiology 1993, 3:236-244.
2. Arsenault A.B., Winter D.A., Marteniuk R.G. Is there a " normal" profile of EMG activity in gait?. Med Biol Eng Comput 1986, 24:337-343.
3. Bobbert M.F., Harlaar J. Evaluation of moment-angle curves in isokinetic knee extension. Med Sci Sport Exer 1992, 25:251-259.
4. Bogey R.A., Barnes L.A., Perry J. Computer algorithms to characterize individual subject EMG profiles during gait. Arch Phys Med Rehab 1993, 73:835-841.
5. Bryant J.T., Wevers H., Lowe P.J. Method of data smoothing for instantaneous center of rotation measurement. Med Biol Eng Comput 1984, 22:597-602.
6. Burden A.M., Bartlett R. Normalisation of EMG amplitude: an evaluation and comparison of old and new methods. Med Eng Phys 1999, 21-24:247-257.
7. Burden A.M., Trew M., Baltzopoulos V. Normalisation of gait EMGs: a re-examination. J Electromyogr Kinesiology 2003, 13:519-532.
8. Crosby P.A. Use of surface electromyogram as a measure of dynamic force in human limb muscles. Med Biol Eng Comput 1978, 16:519-524.
9. De Luca C.J. The use of surface electromyography in biomechanics. J Appl Biomech 1997, 13:135-163.
10. Dubo H.I.C., Winter D.A. Electromyographic temporal analysis of gait: normal human locomotion. Arch Phys Med Rehab 1976, 57:415-420.
11. Dvir Z. Grade 4 in manual muscle testing: the problem with submaximal strength assessment. Clin Rehab 1997, 11:36-41.
12. Fosang A., Baker R. A method for comparing manual muscle strength measurements with joint moments during walking. Gait Posture 2006, 24:406-411.
13. Gabel R.H., Brand R.A. The effects of signal conditioning on the statistical analysis of gait EMG. Electroen Clin Neurophysiol 1994, 93:188-201.
14. Kellis E., Baltzopoulos V. The effects of normalization method on antagonistic activity patterns during eccentric and concentric isokinetic knee extension and flexion. J Electromyogr Kinesiology 1996, 6:235-245.
15. Knutson L.M., Soderberg G.L., Ballantyne B.T., Clarke W.R. A study of various normalization procedures for within day electromyographic data. J Electromyogr Kinesiology 1994, 4:47-59.
16. Olney S.J., Winter D.A. Predictions of knee and ankle moments in walking from EMG and kinematic data. J Biomech 1985, 18:9-20.
17. Perry J., Irelamd M.L., Gronley J., Hoffer M.M. Predictive value of manual muscle testing and gait analysis in normal ankles by dynamic electromyography. Foot Ankle 1986, 6-5:254-259.
18. Robertson Gordon D.E., Dowling James J. Design and response of butterworth and critically damped digital filters. J Electromyogr Kinesiology 2003, 13:569-573.
19. Tsuyama Naoichi. Translation of Daniels and Worthingham's Muscles Testing, 6th ed. by Hislop and Montgomery Copyright (1995) by W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Translated by Tsuyama Naoichi Japanese translation right arranged with W.B. Saunders Company, Pennsylvania, USA through Tuttle-Mori Agency, Inc., Tokyo, 1998.
20. Warfel J.H. The extremities muscles and motor points 1993, LEA and FEBIGER, Philadelphia and London. 6th ed.
21. White Steven G., McNair Peter J. Abdominal and erector spine muscle activity during gait: the use of cluster analysis to identify patterns of activity. Clin Biomech 2002, 17:177-184.
22. Winter D.A., Scott S.H. Technique for interpretation of electromyography for concentric and eccentric contractions in gait. Electromyogr Kinesiology 1991, 1(4):263-269.
23. Winter D.A., Yack H.J. EMG profiles during normal human walking: stride-stride and inter-subject variability. Electroen Clin Neurophysiol 1987, 67:402-411.
24. Yang J.F., Winter D.A. Electromyographic amplitude normalization methods: improving their sensitivity as diagnostic tools in gait analysis. Arch. Phys Med Rehab 1984, 65:517-521.