Atlas of Muscle Innervation Zones

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction and Applications of Surface EMG

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 3-6

   3. Basic Concepts Concerning Fields and Potential Distributions of Stationary and Moving Point Sources

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 7-20

   4. Generation, Propagation, and Extinction of Single-Fiber and Motor Unit Action Potentials

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 21-38

   5. EMG Imaging: Geometry and Anatomy of the Electrode-Muscle System

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 39-47

   6. Features of the Single-Channel sEMG Signal

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 49-59

   7. Features of the Two-Dimensional sEMG Signal: EMG Feature Imaging

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 61-69

   8. Applications of sEMG in Dynamic Conditions, Ergonomics, Sports, and Obstetrics

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 71-79

3. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-85

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   2. Trunk

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 87-102

   3. Upper Limb

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 103-120

   4. Lower Limb

      • Marco Barbero, Roberto Merletti, Alberto Rainoldi

      Pages 121-135

4. Back Matter

   Pages 137-142

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Invasive electromyography is a well-established diagnostic tool that has been used for decades by neurologists. Recently, new and alternative devices have increasingly become available that permit diagnosis without the use of needles. This developing area of science and the new tools have not, however, been sufficiently investigated in academic training. Consequently a gap exists between what science is making possible and the competence acquired during graduate studies. This handy volume has the aim of filling this gap by providing the information required by medical practitioners in rehabilitation, sports, and occupational health as well as by rehabilitation therapists, ergonomists, and sport coaches. The techniques that are presented and explained will help in monitoring and recording changes, evaluating the effectiveness of treatments and training, evaluating work stations, and preventing and documenting the evolution of occupational disorders of the neuromuscular system.

• EMG electrode location
• EMG imaging
• innervation zones
• muscle electrophysiology
• surface electromyography (EMG)

• Department of Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, SUPSI, Manno, Switzerland

  Marco Barbero

• Department of Electronics Politecnico di Torino, LISiN, Turin, Italy

  Roberto Merletti

• School of Exercise and Sport Sciences, SUISM, University of Turin, Italy

  Alberto Rainoldi

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