ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2026
Muscle synergies and functional network organization underlying Tai Chi movements: a pilot cross-Sectional study towards a personalized Neuromechanical Baseline.
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Abstract
Tai Chi (TC) integrates coordinated upper-lower limb movements and bilateral motor patterns that enhance neuromuscular control. Despite its rehabilitation potential, patients with motor dysfunction often find standard TC postures difficult to perform, and target muscles vary across individuals. This study aimed to characterize muscle synergies and functional networks during TC to inform personalized rehabilitation. Twenty-three experienced practitioners performed the 24-form TC sequence while surface electromyography (sEMG) signals were recorded from 16 bilateral upper- and lower-limb muscles. Muscle synergies were extracted using non-negative matrix factorization (NNMF), with model order selected using variance accounted for (VAF). Normalized mutual information (NMI) quantified intermuscular connectivity, and graph-theoretical metrics - clustering coefficient ( Clinical Trial Registration: www.chictr.org.cn, identifier ChiCTR2400080158.
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