Title :
Tibialis anterior EMG activation pattern changes with walking speed during over ground and treadmill walking
Author :
Barrett, A. ; Donnelly, A.E. ; Olaighin, G.
Abstract :
It is necessary to examine Tibialis Anterior (TA) Electromyography (EMG) activity patterns in order to develop better rehabilitation strategies for drop foot. This paper examines TA EMG activation pattern changes with varying walking speed during over ground and treadmill walking. EMG activation patterns were biphasic in nature increased with an increase in speed and displayed different activity patterns during the early to mid-swing phase of gait. Two different patterns of activation became evident.
Keywords :
diseases; electromyography; gait analysis; patient rehabilitation; drop foot; electromyography activity pattern; ground walking; mid-swing phase; rehabilitation; tibialis anterior EMG; treadmill walking; Biomedical engineering; Electromyography; Foot; Guidelines; Legged locomotion; Medical treatment; Muscles; Optical recording; Pattern matching; Switches; Biomechanical Phenomena; Calibration; Electromyography; Exercise Test; Foot; Gait Disorders, Neurologic; Humans; Reference Values; Walking;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353434