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- Title
Could Relative Movement Between the Adductor Muscles and the Skin Invalidate Surface Electromyography Measurement?
- Authors
Elsais, Walaa M.; Preece, Stephen J.; Jones, Richard K.; Herrington, Lee
- Abstract
The superficial hip adductor muscles are situated in close proximity to each other. Therefore, relative movement between the overlying skin and the muscle belly could lead to a shift in the position of surface electromyography (EMG) electrodes and contamination of EMG signals with activity from neighboring muscles. The aim of this study was to explore whether hip movements or isometric contraction could lead to relative movement between the overlying skin and 3 adductor muscles: adductor magnus, adductor longus, and adductor gracilis. The authors also sought to investigate isometric torque--EMG relationships for the 3 adductor muscles. Ultrasound measurement showed that EMG electrodes maintained a position which was at least 5 mm within the muscle boundary across a range of hip flexion--extension angles and across different contraction levels. The authors also observed a linear relationship between torque and EMG amplitude. This is the first study to use ultrasound to track the relative motion between skin and muscle and provides new insight into electrode positioning. The findings provide confidence that ultrasound-based positioning of EMG electrodes can be used to derivemeaningful information on output from the adductor muscles and constitute a step toward recognized guidelines for surface EMG measurement of the adductors.
- Subjects
HIP joint physiology; SKIN diseases; MUSCLE contraction; RANGE of motion of joints; RUNNING; HIP joint; THIGH; WALKING; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADDUCTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; BIOMECHANICS
- Publication
Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 2020, Vol 36, Issue 5, p319
- ISSN
1065-8483
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jab.2019-0299