A finite-element analysis of the effect of muscle insulation and shielding on the surface EMG signal

Nikolay S. Stoykov; Madeleine M. Lowery; Todd A. Kuiken

doi:10.1109/TBME.2004.834280

A finite-element analysis of the effect of muscle insulation and shielding on the surface EMG signal

Nikolay S. Stoykov^*, Madeleine M. Lowery, Todd A. Kuiken

^*Corresponding author for this work

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Abstract

We simulate the effect that insulating or shielding a muscle may have on electromyographic signal propagation using the finite element method. The results suggest that the crosstalk between insulated or shielded muscles is small but that it increases with increasing subcutaneous fat. The findings may be useful in the control of multifunctional prostheses.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	117-121
Number of pages	5
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Volume	52
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2004.834280
State	Published - Jan 2005

Funding

Manuscript received August 25, 2003; revised February 21, 2004. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health under Grant R01-HD43137-02. Asterisk indicates corresponding author. *N. S. Stoykov is with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Room 1436, IL 60611 USA and also with the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 USA (e-mail: [email protected]).

Keywords

Electromyography
Finite-element methods
Prosthetics
Shielding
Silicone insulation

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Biomedical Engineering

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