[HTML][HTML] Tutorial. Surface EMG detection in space and time: Best practices

R Merletti, S Muceli - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2019 - Elsevier
This tutorial is aimed to non-engineers using, or planning to use, surface electromyography
(sEMG) as an assessment tool in the prevention, monitoring and rehabilitation fields. Its first …

Analysis of motor units with high-density surface electromyography

R Merletti, A Holobar, D Farina - Journal of electromyography and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Although the behaviour of individual motor units is classically studied with intramuscular
EMG signals, recently developed techniques allow its analysis also from EMG signals …

Influence of anatomical, physical, and detection-system parameters on surface EMG

D Farina, C Cescon, R Merletti - Biological cybernetics, 2002 - Springer
Many previous studies were focused on the influence of anatomical, physical, and detection-
system parameters on recorded surface EMG signals. Most of them were conducted by …

Hand gesture recognition using machine learning and the Myo armband

ME Benalcázar, AG Jaramillo, A Zea… - 2017 25th European …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gesture recognition has multiple applications in medical and engineering fields. The
problem of hand gesture recognition consists of identifying, at any moment, a given gesture …

Clinical applications of high-density surface EMG: a systematic review

G Drost, DF Stegeman, BGM van Engelen… - … of Electromyography and …, 2006 - Elsevier
High density-surface EMG (HD-sEMG) is a non-invasive technique to measure electrical
muscle activity with multiple (more than two) closely spaced electrodes overlying a restricted …

Influence of amplitude cancellation on the simulated surface electromyogram

KG Keenan, D Farina, KS Maluf… - Journal of applied …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
The purpose of the study was to quantify the influence of selected motor unit properties and
patterns of activity on amplitude cancellation in the simulated surface electromyogram …

Motor unit recruitment strategies investigated by surface EMG variables

D Farina, M Fosci, R Merletti - Journal of applied physiology, 2002 - journals.physiology.org
During isometric contractions of increasing strength, motor units (MUs) are recruited by the
central nervous system in an orderly manner starting with the smallest, with muscle fibers …

Multichannel surface EMG: basic aspects and clinical utility

MJ Zwarts, DF Stegeman - Muscle & Nerve: Official Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The generation of the surface electromyogram (sEMG) is described with regard to the
properties of the single muscle fiber action potential as source, the physical aspects of …

A novel approach for precise simulation of the EMG signal detected by surface electrodes

D Farina, R Merletti - IEEE transactions on biomedical …, 2001 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The authors propose a new electromyogram generation and detection model. The volume
conductor is described as a nonhomogeneous (layered) and anisotropic medium constituted …

Influence of the subcutaneous fat layer, as measured by ultrasound, skinfold calipers and BMI, on the EMG amplitude

C Nordander, J Willner, GÅ Hansson, B Larsson… - European journal of …, 2003 - Springer
Surface electromyography (sEMG) is an important tool to estimate muscular activity at work.
There is, however, a great inter-individual variation, even in carefully standardized work …