ArticleJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2021
Properties of the surface electromyogram following traumatic spinal cord injury: a scoping review.
Article in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07514117 (Electroacupuncture With Different Pulse Patterns for the Post-acute Phase of Bell's Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Electroacupuncture With Different Pulse Patterns for the Post-acute Phase of Bell's Palsy: a Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial With Surface Electromyography Evaluation
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The role of surface EMG in predicting responsiveness of muscles to FES therapy after cervical SCI.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Fusion of EEG and EMG signals for detecting pre-movement intention of sitting and standing in healthy individuals and patients with spinal cord injury.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Surface Electromyography and Gait Features in Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Corticobulbar activity in healthy humans and Parkinson's disease: a study protocol for a novel biomarker of motivational arousal.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- The relationship between balance control and thigh muscle strength and muscle activity in persons with incomplete spinal cord injury.Spinal cord series and cases · 2024Article
- Surface electromyography of the vastus lateralis and gluteus medius muscles in post-operative T3-L3 hemilaminectomy dogs: a prospective controlled observational study.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Characterizing neurological status in individuals with tetraplegia using transcutaneous spinal stimulation.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Transcutaneous spinal stimulation provides characterization of neurological status in individuals with tetraplegia.Research square · 2023Article
- Functional electrical stimulation therapy for upper extremity rehabilitation following spinal cord injury: a pilot study.Spinal cord series and cases · 2023Article
- STIMGRASP: A Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulator for Grasp Restoration in Daily Activities.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts spinal and supraspinal pathways, and this process is reflected in changes in surface electromyography (sEMG). sEMG is an informative complement to current clinical testing and can capture the residual motor command in great detail-including in muscles below the level of injury with seemingly absent motor activities. In this comprehensive review, we sought to describe how the sEMG properties are changed after SCI. We conducted a systematic literature search followed by a narrative review focusing on sEMG analysis techniques and signal properties post-SCI. We found that early reports were mostly focused on the qualitative analysis of sEMG patterns and evolved to semi-quantitative scores and a more detailed amplitude-based quantification. Nonetheless, recent studies are still constrained to an amplitude-based analysis of the sEMG, and there are opportunities to more broadly characterize the time- and frequency-domain properties of the signal as well as to take fuller advantage of high-density EMG techniques. We recommend the incorporation of a broader range of signal properties into the neurophysiological assessment post-SCI and the development of a greater understanding of the relation between these sEMG properties and underlying physiology. Enhanced sEMG analysis could contribute to a more complete description of the effects of SCI on upper and lower motor neuron function and their interactions, and also assist in understanding the mechanisms of change following neuromodulation or exercise therapy.
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