Title :
Muscle imbalance and back pain related through muscle fatigue
Author :
De Luca, Carlo J. ; Roy, S.H. ; Gilmore, L.D.
Author_Institution :
NeuroMuscular Res. Center, Boston Univ., MA, USA
Abstract :
Describes a back analysis method which is based on measuring the myoelectric signal from the back musculature. Initial tests indicate that the method is a potentially useful assessment tool for revealing the presence or absence of back pain.<>
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; muscle; patient diagnosis; EMG; back pain; medical technique; muscle fatigue; muscle imbalance; myoelectric signal;
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.1988.94939
