Electromyographic (EMG) crosstalk was systematically analyzed to evaluate the magnitude of common signal present between electrode pairs around the forearm. Surface EMG was recorded and analyzed from seven electrode pairs placed circumferentially around the proximal forearm in six healthy individuals. The cross-correlation function was used to determine the amount of common signal, which was fo...

The assessment of spasticity under voluntary movement is helpful for the therapist to comprehensively assess patient's dyskinesia. However, current researches focus on evaluation based passive motion. We propose a new method evaluating active Our following three steps: (i) Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) used reduce involuntary noise in patients' movement; (ii) Extract segments each muscle f...

Eighty untreated patients suspected to have leprosy were submitted to neurophysiological examination and later compared with the clinical diagnosis. Among the patients who had leprosy confirmed, 98% had EMG abnormalities. Motor and sensory amplitude reduction was the earliest and the most frequent abnormality. Low conduction velocity of the ulnar nerve across the elbow was present in over 55% o...

OBJECTIVE To document electromyographic (EMG) changes in thyrotoxic patients, and to categorize the type of myopathic process in thyrotoxicosis. METHODS This case control study was designed to show the EMG changes in thyrotoxic patients and to compare these findings with that of normal aged matched controls to show the significance of these changes in thyrotoxic patients. Student`s test was a...

The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of using electromyographic biofeedback in the early stages of rehabilitation after meniscal repair. In this randomised, controlled, parallel group study, the evolution of patients with meniscal lesions treated by meniscal suture who received (study group, n = 33) or did not receive (control group, n = 31) electromyographic biofeedback a...

Electronic apppliances are increasingly a part of our everyday lives. In particular, mobile devices, with their reduced dimensions with power rivaling desktop computers, have substantially augmented our communication abilities offering instant availability, anywhere, to everyone. These devices have become essential for human communication but also include a more comprehensive tool set to suppor...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects prosthetic interventions in patients with Kennedy Class ? (unilateral missing posterior teeth) on mastication predominance.Methods subjects comprised II and healthy dentate volunteers (HD group). were asked freely chew test foods (chewing gum, beef jerky, peanuts). Electromyographic activity bilateral masseter muscles recorded twi...

BACKGROUND One of the components of the Kangaroo Method (KM) is the adoption of the Kangaroo Position. The skin-to-skin contact and the vertical position the child adopts when in this position may provide sensorial, vestibular and postural stimuli for the newborn. The Kangaroo Position may encourage vestibular stimuli and a flexed posture of the limbs, suggesting the hypothesis that the Kangaro...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of chronic exposure to lead on the peripheral nervous system in lead workers. METHODS Nerve conduction velocity and electromyographic studies were performed on 31 lead workers of a battery recycling factory and 31 sex and age matched controls. 25 cases with mild distal extensor weakness of the upper limbs were classified as the lead neuropathy subgroup and t...