Blind source identification from the multichannel surface electromyogram

A Holobar, D Farina - Physiological measurement, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The spinal circuitries combine the information flow from the supraspinal centers with the
afferent input to generate the neural codes that drive the human skeletal muscles. The …

Physiology in Medicine: neuromuscular consequences of diabetic neuropathy

MD Allen, TJ Doherty, CL Rice… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) refers to peripheral nerve dysfunction as a complication of
diabetes mellitus. This condition is relatively common and is likely a result of vascular and/or …

A novel framework based on FastICA for high density surface EMG decomposition

M Chen, P Zhou - IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study presents a progressive FastICA peel-off (PFP) framework for high-density surface
electromyogram (EMG) decomposition. The novel framework is based on a shift-invariant …

Tracking motor units longitudinally across experimental sessions with high‐density surface electromyography

E Martinez‐Valdes, F Negro, CM Laine… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Key points Classic motor unit (MU) recording and analysis methods do not allow the same
MUs to be tracked across different experimental sessions, and therefore, there is limited …

High-density surface electromyography provides reliable estimates of motor unit behavior

E Martinez-Valdes, CM Laine, D Falla, F Mayer… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the intra-and inter-session reliability of estimates of motor unit behavior
and muscle fiber properties derived from high-density surface electromyography (HDEMG) …

Age-related changes in motor unit firing pattern of vastus lateralis muscle during low-moderate contraction

K Watanabe, A Holobar, M Kouzaki, M Ogawa… - Age, 2016 - Springer
Age-related changes in motor unit activation properties remain unclear for locomotor
muscles such as quadriceps muscles, although these muscles are preferentially atrophied …

Skeletal muscle morphology and contractile function in relation to muscle denervation in diabetic neuropathy

MD Allen, B Major, K Kimpinski… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
The objective of the study was to assess the effects of diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) on
muscle contractile properties in humans, and how these changes are related to alterations in …

Length dependent loss of motor axons and altered motor unit properties in human diabetic polyneuropathy

MD Allen, K Kimpinski, TJ Doherty, CL Rice - Clinical Neurophysiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the number and properties of motor units in an upper and lower limb
muscle (tibialis anterior [TA] and first dorsal interosseous [FDI]) in human diabetic …

Multi-channel surface electromyography electrodes: A review

J Kilby, K Prasad, G Mawston - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper is a review of multi-channel surface electromyography (sEMG) electrode used in
the research for investigating the properties of muscles. Over 300 papers from five …

Decreased muscle endurance associated with diabetic neuropathy may be attributed partially to neuromuscular transmission failure

MD Allen, K Kimpinski, TJ Doherty… - Journal of applied …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) can cause muscle atrophy, weakness, contractile slowing,
and neuromuscular transmission instability. Our objective was to assess the response of the …