Title :
EMG analysis of lower limb muscle responses to epidural lumbar cord stimulation
Author :
Rattay, F. ; Minassian, K. ; Jilge, B. ; Pinter, M.M. ; Dimitrijevic, M.R.
Author_Institution :
TU-Biomed, Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
Epidural stimulation of the lumbar cord using a single bipolar electrode in complete spinal cord injured subjects can evoke different patterns of activity in the paralyzed lower limb muscles: single twitches, sustained extension and alternating flexion/extension movements. The nature of the stimulus-evoked muscle responses is described by analyzing the components of the EMG pattern.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; biomedical electrodes; electromyography; neuromuscular stimulation; EMG analysis; electric stimulation; epidural lumbar cord stimulation; extension movement; flexion movement; paralyzed lower limb muscles; single bipolar electrode; single twitches; spinal cord injury; stimulus-evoked muscle response; Data analysis; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Electromyography; Muscles; Nervous system; Performance analysis; Performance evaluation; Testing; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7789-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1279648
