2020
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00994
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Surface Electromyography Applied to Gait Analysis: How to Improve Its Impact in Clinics?

Abstract: Surface electromyography (sEMG) is the main non-invasive tool used to record the electrical activity of muscles during dynamic tasks. In clinical gait analysis, a number of techniques have been developed to obtain and interpret the muscle activation patterns of patients showing altered locomotion. However, the body of knowledge described in these studies is very seldom translated into routine clinical practice. The aim of this work is to analyze critically the key factors limiting the extensive use of these po… Show more

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“…Nevertheless, the sample of responders was relatively large (n = 28) and included experts in pediatric rehabilitation: physical therapists, neuro-developmental disorders therapists, and medical doctors ( Figure 4A, left panel). It is also worth noting that many of the barriers for the sEMG use were acknowledged for other populations of patients as well [see, for instance, other articles in this research project: (140)(141)(142)(143)(144)(145)]. Therefore, a general need for this innovative technology suggests that "specific education should be part of the rehabilitation professionals' curriculum" (142).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Nevertheless, the sample of responders was relatively large (n = 28) and included experts in pediatric rehabilitation: physical therapists, neuro-developmental disorders therapists, and medical doctors ( Figure 4A, left panel). It is also worth noting that many of the barriers for the sEMG use were acknowledged for other populations of patients as well [see, for instance, other articles in this research project: (140)(141)(142)(143)(144)(145)]. Therefore, a general need for this innovative technology suggests that "specific education should be part of the rehabilitation professionals' curriculum" (142).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Indeed, these abnormal strides can initiate with a forefoot strike, usually complicating the analysis. However, systems specifically designed for clinical gait analysis can overcome this challenge [ 29 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous works using Statistical Gait Analysis (SGA) also rely on sessions of continuous walk, recording foot-switch signals for several minutes [ 29 , 30 , 31 ], along a path including both straight-line walking and turnings. However, the analysis is then usually limited to straight-line walking alone.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite the aforementioned advantages, and the market availability of wireless, lightweight and minimally invasive sEMG measurement equipment, such as the Myon [17] or the Freeemg [18] devices, sEMG has not witnessed a pervasive and widespread adoption in clinical assessment or rehabilitation yet. This is motivated by education barrier, i.e., understanding the features and information associated with electrical signals measured on the body may be not easy or straightforward by clinical operators [19,20]. Additional complexity is determined by the possibility to apply a huge variety of parameters, indices and figures, differently defined and computed from the measured sEMG signal samples, according to the specific muscle feature or activation pattern one is interested to observe [21].…”
Section: Indices For Semg Variability Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%