Evaluation of back muscle function based on EMG time-frequency spectrogram analysis

• Published in: Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 271
• Main Authors: Cao, Yuzhen, Chen, Cheng, Hu, Yong, Jin, Shijiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.04.2006
• Subjects: Back; Electromyography; Fourier Analysis; Humans; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology; Spectrum Analysis

EMG has been extensively used to study function of back muscle, which plays an important role in the objective assessment of occupational low back pain, yet the inherent large variability of EMG signals across subjects produced by reasons already known or unknown may mask true biological differences...