Title :
Are paralyzed people really paralyzed? Probably not, according to EMG analysis
Author :
Walker, Judith B. ; Amoils, Steven ; Scorggins, B. ; Morse, Michael
Author_Institution :
Walker Inst., Pacific Palisades, CA, USA
Abstract :
Quantitative electromyographic analysis of 40 paralyzed muscles in ten spinal-cord-injured subjects was performed. The majority of muscles (32/40) demonstrated increased myoelectric activity but no observable gross muscle movement as a result of voluntary effort. Some subjects with paralysis retain miniature motor potentials. Increase in the magnitude of these potentials may explain the return of function seen by clinicians after spinal cord injury.<>
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; muscle; neurophysiology; EMG analysis; function return; miniature motor potentials; paralysis; paralyzed muscles; paralyzed people; quantitative electromyographic analysis; spinal-cord-injured subjects; voluntary effort;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94786
