Evaluation of muscle activity and fatigue in extensor forearm muscles during isometric contractions. 2005

M A Mananas, and M Rojas, and F Mandrile, and J Chaler
Dept. Automatic Control, Biom. Eng. Research Center (CREB), Technical University of Catalonia, UPC, Barcelona, Spain.

Work-related upper extremity disorders as epycondylitis and tendonitis are closely related to localized muscle fatigue of extensor forearm muscles. The aim of this work is to evaluate levels of activity, fatigue and interactions between the main extensor muscles of the wrist. Surface EMG signals were acquired from extensor carpi radialis (ECR), extensor digitorum comunis (EDC) and extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscles during isometric contractions using linear electrode array technique. Parameters such as muscle fiber conduction velocity (CV), EMG average rectified value (ARV) and frequency parameters were estimated to study muscle activity during selective contractions, during a non specific task at different percentage of the maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) level and during a fatiguing exercise at 50% MVC. Results show that it is possible to enhance significantly ECR and ECU muscle ARV during their selective activation. Moreover, in the non selective task, ECU muscle ARV significantly decreases with respect to the other muscles with the increase of the MVC level. The activity of ECR muscle in a non specific task is predominant with respect to the other muscles at 80%MVC. EMG spectral parameters and CV show fatigue in all muscles during a sustained contraction at 50%MVC.

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