Title :
Performance of individual groups of respiratory muscles
Author :
Ratnovsky, Anat ; Shiner, Robert J. ; Zaretsky, Uri ; Elad, David
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tel Aviv Univ., Israel
Abstract :
Normal breathing is made possible by the adequate performance of the respiratory pump which is driven by the respiratory muscles. A system for the noninvasive measurement of mouth pressure, airflow and EMG signals from respiratory muscles during different respiratory maneuvers was developed to assess the performance of individual groups of respiratory muscles. A Hill-based muscle model was utilized to estimate the forces generated by each of the respiratory muscles during the various maneuvers. The results show the potential of this method in both the diagnosis of weak muscle groups and development of rehabilitation programs
Keywords :
biomedical measurement; electromyography; flow measurement; muscle; patient diagnosis; pneumodynamics; pressure measurement; EMG signals; Hill-based muscle model; airflow; individual respiratory muscles groups; maneuvers; mouth pressure; noninvasive measurement system; normal breathing; rehabilitation programs development; respiratory pump; weak muscle groups diagnosis; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Electromyography; Lungs; Medical diagnostic imaging; Mouth; Muscles; Noninvasive treatment; Signal generators; Volume measurement;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802410
