This handy volume has the aim of filling this gap by providing the information required by medical practitioners in rehabilitation, sports, and occupational health as well as by rehabilitation therapists, ergonomists, and sport coaches.
Introduction and Applications of Surface EMG.- Basic Concepts Concerning Fields and Potential Distributions of Stationary and Moving Point Sources.- Generation, Propagation, and Extinction of Single-Fiber and Motor Unit Action Potentials.- EMG Imaging: Geometry and Anatomy of the Electrode-Muscle System.- Features of the Single-Channel sEMG Signal.- Features of the Two-Dimensional sEMG Signal: EMG Feature Imaging.- Applications of sEMG in Dynamic Conditions, Ergonomics, Sports, and Obstetrics.