SynthesisThe journal of spinal cord medicine2016
Surface electromyography as a measure of trunk muscle activity in patients with spinal cord injury: a meta-analytic review.
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- Exercise therapy can effectively improve trunk performance and sitting balance in spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical efficacy of a Chinese herbal gel plaster combined with manipulation for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Trial
- Assessment of trunk flexion in arm reaching tasks with electromyography and smartphone accelerometry in healthy human subjects.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The trunk segmental motion complexity and balance performance in challenging seated perturbation among individuals with spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Effectiveness study of surface electromyography combined with spine 3D data system to evaluate scoliosis.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2024Article
- Clinical Trials Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Spinal Cord Injury: Challenges in Generating Evidence.Cells · 2022Review
- Research Hotspots of the Rehabilitation Medicine Use of sEMG in Recent 12 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Wavelet coherence as a measure of trunk stabilizer muscle activation in wheelchair fencers.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Energy expenditure and muscle activity during lying, sitting, standing, and walking in people with motor-incomplete spinal cord injury.Spinal cord · 2018Article
- Effects of Stand and Step Training with Epidural Stimulation on Motor Function for Standing in Chronic Complete Paraplegics.Journal of neurotrauma · 2017Article
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Abstract
contextSurface electromyography (SEMG) may be a sensitive marker for distinguishing the activity of trunk muscles, which are critical to functional mobility recovery in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
objectivesThis manuscript presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature on the effect of SEMG as a measure of trunk muscle activity in patients with SCI.
methodsA comprehensive search of the research literature included Pubmed, Medline, CNKI, WANFANG DATA, Web of Science, Elsevier, Wiley-Blackwell, Karger, OVID, and a review of reference lists within found articles. Case-control, cohort, and cross-sectional studies were included in the review.
resultsEleven studies were included in this meta-analysis. Trunk muscle activities for the sitting condition were greater in patients with SCI than normal subjects. SEMG activity of trunk muscles for the sitting condition and posterior transfer was greater in patients with high level (HL)-SCI compared to those with low level (LL)-SCI. In addition, across studies, the level of trunk muscle activity for various difficulty settings was different for a given SCI group.
conclusionThis systematic review evaluated the value of trunk muscles for patients with SCI. We recommend use of SEMG as an assessment tool for improving the comparability and interpretability of trunk muscle activity of SCI therapeutic strategies.
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