DocumentCode
3450751
Title
Are paralyzed people really paralyzed? Probably not, according to EMG analysis
Author
Walker, Judith B. ; Amoils, Steven ; Scorggins, B. ; Morse, Michael
Author_Institution
Walker Inst., Pacific Palisades, CA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
4-7 Nov. 1988
Abstract
Quantitative electromyographic analysis of 40 paralyzed muscles in ten spinal-cord-injured subjects was performed. The majority of muscles (32/40) demonstrated increased myoelectric activity but no observable gross muscle movement as a result of voluntary effort. Some subjects with paralysis retain miniature motor potentials. Increase in the magnitude of these potentials may explain the return of function seen by clinicians after spinal cord injury.<>
Keywords
bioelectric potentials; muscle; neurophysiology; EMG analysis; function return; miniature motor potentials; paralysis; paralyzed muscles; paralyzed people; quantitative electromyographic analysis; spinal-cord-injured subjects; voluntary effort;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94786
Filename
94786
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