Correspondence between muscle motion and EMG activity during whole body vibration

Antonio Fratini; Paolo Bifulco; Mario Cesarelli; Giulio Pasquariello; Maria Romano; Antonio la Gatta

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_493

Correspondence between muscle motion and EMG activity during whole body vibration

Antonio Fratini^*, Paolo Bifulco, Mario Cesarelli, Giulio Pasquariello, Maria Romano, Antonio la Gatta

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to highlight the relation between muscle motion and electromyographyc activity during whole body vibration. This treatment is accounted for eliciting a reflex muscle activity in response to vibratory stimulation. Simultaneous recordings from quadriceps Rectus Femoris EMG and 3D muscle accelerations on fifteen subjects undergoing vibration treatments were collected. In our study vibrations were delivered via a sinusoidal oscillating platform at different frequencies (10-45 Hz), with a constant amplitude. Muscle motion was estimated by processing accelerometer data. Displacements revealed a mechanical resonant-like behaviour of the muscle; resonance frequencies and dumping factors depended on subject. Large EMG motion artifacts were removed using sharp notch filters centred at the vibration frequency and its superior harmonics. RMS values of artifact-free EMG were found correlated to the actual muscle displacement. The results were in accordance to the hypothesis of a proprioceptive response during vibration treatment. Nevertheless, motion artifacts produced an overestimation of muscle activity, therefore its removal was essential.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
Subtitle of host publication	ECIFMBE 2008 23–27 November 2008 Antwerp, Belgium
Editors	Jos Vander Sloten, Pascal Verdonck, Marc Nyssen, Jens Haueisen
Place of Publication	Berlin (DE)
Publisher	Springer
Pages	2069-2072
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-540-89208-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-540-89207-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_493
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering - Antwerp, Belgium Duration: 23 Nov 2008 → 27 Nov 2008

Publication series

Name	IFMBE proceedings
Publisher	Springer
Volume	22
ISSN (Print)	680-0737

Conference

Conference	4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering
Abbreviated title	ECIFMBE 2008
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Antwerp
Period	23/11/08 → 27/11/08

Keywords

electromyography
motion artifact
muscle motion
whole body vibration

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Fratini, A., Bifulco, P., Cesarelli, M., Pasquariello, G., Romano, M., & la Gatta, A. (2008). Correspondence between muscle motion and EMG activity during whole body vibration. In J. Vander Sloten, P. Verdonck, M. Nyssen, & J. Haueisen (Eds.), 4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering: ECIFMBE 2008 23–27 November 2008 Antwerp, Belgium (pp. 2069-2072). (IFMBE proceedings; Vol. 22). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_493

Fratini, Antonio ; Bifulco, Paolo ; Cesarelli, Mario et al. / Correspondence between muscle motion and EMG activity during whole body vibration. 4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering: ECIFMBE 2008 23–27 November 2008 Antwerp, Belgium. editor / Jos Vander Sloten ; Pascal Verdonck ; Marc Nyssen ; Jens Haueisen. Berlin (DE) : Springer, 2008. pp. 2069-2072 (IFMBE proceedings).

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Fratini, A, Bifulco, P, Cesarelli, M, Pasquariello, G, Romano, M & la Gatta, A 2008, Correspondence between muscle motion and EMG activity during whole body vibration. in J Vander Sloten, P Verdonck, M Nyssen & J Haueisen (eds), 4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering: ECIFMBE 2008 23–27 November 2008 Antwerp, Belgium. IFMBE proceedings, vol. 22, Springer, Berlin (DE), pp. 2069-2072, 4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, Antwerp, Belgium, 23/11/08. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_493

Correspondence between muscle motion and EMG activity during whole body vibration. / Fratini, Antonio; Bifulco, Paolo; Cesarelli, Mario et al.
4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering: ECIFMBE 2008 23–27 November 2008 Antwerp, Belgium. ed. / Jos Vander Sloten; Pascal Verdonck; Marc Nyssen; Jens Haueisen. Berlin (DE): Springer, 2008. p. 2069-2072 (IFMBE proceedings; Vol. 22).

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Fratini A, Bifulco P, Cesarelli M, Pasquariello G, Romano M, la Gatta A. Correspondence between muscle motion and EMG activity during whole body vibration. In Vander Sloten J, Verdonck P, Nyssen M, Haueisen J, editors, 4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering: ECIFMBE 2008 23–27 November 2008 Antwerp, Belgium. Berlin (DE): Springer. 2008. p. 2069-2072. (IFMBE proceedings). doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-89208-3_493

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