[HTML][HTML] Novel insights into biarticular muscle actions gained from high-density electromyogram

K Watanabe, TM Vieira, A Gallina… - Exercise and sport …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Biarticular muscles have traditionally been considered to exhibit homogeneous
neuromuscular activation. The regional activation of biarticular muscles, as revealed from …

Validation of mDurance, a wearable surface electromyography system for muscle activity assessment

A Molina-Molina, EJ Ruiz-Malagón… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The mDurance® system is an innovative digital tool that combines wearable surface
electromyography (sEMG), mobile computing and cloud analysis to streamline and …

Region‐dependent hamstrings activity in Nordic hamstring exercise and stiff‐leg deadlift defined with high‐density electromyography

A Hegyi, A Péter, T Finni… - Scandinavian Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies suggest region‐specific metabolic activity in hamstring muscles during injury
prevention exercises, but the neural representation of this phenomenon is unknown. The …

Selection of resistance exercises for older individuals: the forgotten variable

AS Ribeiro, JP Nunes, BJ Schoenfeld - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Resistance training has been widely recommended as a strategy to enhance the functional
autonomy and quality of life in older individuals. Among the variables that comprise a …

Resistance training does not induce uniform adaptations to quadriceps

GT Mangine, MJ Redd, AM Gonzalez, JR Townsend… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Resistance training may differentially affect morphological adaptations along the length of
uni-articular and bi-articular muscles. The purpose of this study was to compare changes in …

Hip flexion angle affects longitudinal muscle activity of the rectus femoris in leg extension exercise

H Mitsuya, K Nakazato, T Hakkaku, T Okada - European journal of applied …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose We investigated the effect of the hip flexion angle (HFA) on the longitudinal muscle
activity of the rectus femoris (RF) during leg extension exercise (LEE). Methods We …

Unique activation of the quadriceps femoris during single-and multi-joint exercises

R Ema, M Sakaguchi, R Akagi, Y Kawakami - European journal of applied …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose This study aimed to examine whether muscle activation of the quadriceps femoris
differs between single-and multi-joint exercises, and to explore the factors resulting in …

The sensitivity of bipolar electromyograms to muscle excitation scales with the inter-electrode distance.

TM Vieira, GL Cerone, A Botter… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The value of surface electromyograms (EMGs) lies in their potential to non-invasively probe
the neuromuscular system. Whether muscle excitation may be accurately inferred from …

Running speed changes the distribution of excitation within the biceps femoris muscle in 80 m sprints

GL Cerone, R Nicola, M Caruso… - … Journal of Medicine …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Predictors and mitigators of strain injuries have been studied in sprint‐related sports. While
the rate of axial strain, and thus running speed, may determine the site of muscle failure …

Spatial variability of muscle activity during human walking: the effects of different EMG normalization approaches

NJ Cronin, S Kumpulainen, T Joutjärvi, T Finni… - Neuroscience, 2015 - Elsevier
Human leg muscles are often activated inhomogeneously, eg in standing. This may also
occur in complex tasks like walking. Thus, bipolar surface electromyography (sEMG) may …