Reliability of Surface Electromyography in the Assessment of Paraspinal Muscle Fatigue: An Updated Systematic Review

• Published in: Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics Vol. 37; no. 7; pp. 510 - 521
• Main Authors: Mohseni Bandpei, Mohammad A., PhD, Rahmani, Nahid, MSc, PT, Majdoleslam, Basir, PhD, Abdollahi, Iraj, PhD, Ali, Shabnam Shah, MSc, PT, Ahmad, Ashfaq, DPT
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Electromyography; Electromyography - methods; Humans; Low Back Pain; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Muscle Fatigue; Paraspinal Muscles - physiopathology; Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Reliability; Reproducibility of Results; Review; Systematic; Electromyography; Low Back Pain; Review; Reliability; Systematic; Muscle Fatigue

Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to review the literature to determine whether surface electromyography (EMG) is a reliable tool to assess paraspinal muscle fatigue in healthy subjects and in patients with low back pain (LBP). Methods A literature search for the period of 2000 to 201...