Analysis of sensorimotor qualities via SEMG
Electromyography
The Electromyography (EMG) is an experimental technique, which deals with the formation, recording and analysis of myoelectric signals.
The EMG is often used to evaluate neuromuscular procedures on healthy or injured persons or for instance, patients with a neurological disorder. It is a copy of the electrophysiological process of excitation of the examined muscle and it allows acquisition of muscle activity, inter- and intramuscular coordination and fatigue processes.
Advantages of the surface electromyography (SEMG):
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✓ Pain-free and complication-free application of the electrodes
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✓ Quantitative and objective acquisition of the muscle function
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✓ EMG allows the “direct view of the muscle”
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✓ Acquisition of the muscular strain in work procedures and everyday situations
Person in charge:
Dipl.-Sportwiss. Sandra Göhler
University of Wuppertal
Faculty G/Sports Science
Sports Medicine
Fig. EMG-Signal (Freiwald, Baumgart, Konrad. Einführung in die Elektromyographie. Sport-Prävention-Rehabilitation. Spitta Verlag 2007, p. 42)
Kaiser-Karl-Klinik, Bonn
Institut für Bewegungsanalyse
Fig. Application of the SEMG electrodes
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Lehrstuhl für Sportmedizin
