How should we normalize electromyograms obtained from healthy participants? What we have learned from over 25 years of research

A Burden - Journal of electromyography and kinesiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Electromyograms (EMGs) need to be normalized if comparisons are sought between trials
when electrodes are reapplied, as well as between different muscles and individuals. The …

Muscle activation in the loaded free barbell squat: a brief review

DR Clark, MI Lambert, AM Hunter - The Journal of Strength & …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Clark, DR, Lambert, MI, and Hunter, AM. Muscle activation in the loaded free barbell
squat: A brief review. J Strength Cond Res 26 (4): 1169–1178, 2012—The purpose of this …

The short term musculoskeletal and cognitive effects of prolonged sitting during office computer work

R Baker, P Coenen, E Howie, A Williamson… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Office workers are exposed to high levels of sedentary time. In addition to cardio-vascular
and metabolic health risks, this sedentary time may have musculoskeletal and/or cognitive …

Normalization of EMG signals: to normalize or not to normalize and what to normalize to

M Halaki, K Ginn - … in electromyography analysis-a perspective on …, 2012 - books.google.com
Electromyography (EMG) has been around since the 1600s [1]. It is a tool used to measure
the action potentials of motor units in muscles [2]. The EMG electrodes are like little …

MVC techniques to normalize trunk muscle EMG in healthy women

FJ Vera-Garcia, JM Moreside, SM McGill - Journal of electromyography and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Normalization of the surface electromyogram (EMG) addresses some of the inherent inter-
subject and inter-muscular variability of this signal to enable comparison between muscles …

Core muscle activity during suspension exercises

NW Mok, EW Yeung, JC Cho, SC Hui, KC Liu… - Journal of science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives Suspension exercise has been advocated as an effective means to improve core
stability among healthy individuals and those with musculoskeletal complaints. However, the …

Effect of different upright sitting postures on spinal-pelvic curvature and trunk muscle activation in a pain-free population

PB O'Sullivan, W Dankaerts, AF Burnett, GT Farrell… - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A normative within-subjects single-group study. Objective. To compare spinal-
pelvic curvature and trunk muscle activation in 2 upright sitting postures (“thoracic” and …

Altered patterns of superficial trunk muscle activation during sitting in nonspecific chronic low back pain patients: importance of subclassification

W Dankaerts, P O'Sullivan, A Burnett, L Straker - Spine, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A cross-sectional comparative study between healthy controls and two
subgroups of nonspecific chronic low back pain (LBP) patients. Objectives. To determine …

Oscillator-based assistance of cyclical movements: model-based and model-free approaches

R Ronsse, T Lenzi, N Vitiello, B Koopman… - Medical & biological …, 2011 - Springer
In this article, we propose a new method for providing assistance during cyclical movements.
This method is trajectory-free, in the sense that it provides user assistance irrespective of the …

Discriminating healthy controls and two clinical subgroups of nonspecific chronic low back pain patients using trunk muscle activation and lumbosacral kinematics of …

W Dankaerts, P O'Sullivan, A Burnett, L Straker… - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Statistical Classification Model for nonspecific chronic low back pain (NS-
CLBP) patients and controls based on parameters of motor control. Objective. Develop a …