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A U-Net based partial convolutional time-domain separation model to identify motor units from surface electromyographic signals in real time 基于U-Net的局部卷积时域分离模型,从肌电信号中实时识别运动单元。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102971
Ziwei Cui, Chuang Lin
This study proposed a U-Net based partial convolutional time-domain model for a real-time high-density surface electromyography (HD-sEMG) decomposition. The model combines U-Net and a separation block containing partial convolution, aiming to efficiently identify motor units (MUs) without preprocessing. The proposed U-Net based network was trained by the HD-sEMG signals with innervation pulse trains (IPTs) labels, and the results are compared between different step sizes, noises, and model structures under the sliding time window with 120 sampling points. The U-Net based model got an accuracy greater than 94 % under simulated signals and 85 % under experimental signals, and identified more MUs than the structures based on convolutional neural network (CNN) and temporal convolutional network (TCN). The average latency of the U-Net based model is only 64 ms (a window duration time plus the prediction time) under the step size 20 data in both types of signals, and can be generalized to new data at different signal-to-noise (SNR). The efficiency of the proposed model is significantly higher than traditional methods such as gCKC. Meanwhile, the accuracy of the proposed model was not significantly different from the gCKC. In addition, the performance of the network under different step sizes of the sliding time window was verified. The experimental results indicate that the U-Net based model provides an efficient framework for blind source separation (BSS) of EMG signals, expanding the application of EMG signals in neural interaction.
本研究提出了一种基于U-Net的局部卷积时域模型,用于高密度表面肌电图(HD-sEMG)的实时分解。该模型将U-Net和包含部分卷积的分离块相结合,目的是在不进行预处理的情况下有效地识别运动单元(mu)。采用带神经支配脉冲序列(IPTs)标签的HD-sEMG信号对U-Net网络进行训练,并在滑动时间窗下选取120个采样点,对不同步长、噪声和模型结构的训练结果进行比较。基于U-Net的模型在模拟信号和实验信号下的识别精度分别大于94%和85%,比基于卷积神经网络(CNN)和时间卷积网络(TCN)的结构识别出更多的微信号。在步长为20的两类信号中,基于U-Net的模型的平均延迟仅为64 ms(窗口持续时间加上预测时间),并且可以推广到不同信噪比的新数据。该模型的效率明显高于gCKC等传统方法。同时,该模型与gCKC模型的准确率无显著差异。此外,验证了网络在不同步长滑动时间窗下的性能。实验结果表明,基于U-Net的模型为肌电信号的盲源分离(BSS)提供了一个有效的框架,扩展了肌电信号在神经交互中的应用。
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Person-specific characteristics of people with low back pain moderate the movement pattern within motor skill training and strength and flexibility exercise: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial 腰痛患者在运动技能训练、力量和柔韧性锻炼中调节运动模式的个体特征:一项随机临床试验的二次分析。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102960
Quenten L. Hooker , Vanessa M. Lanier , Linda R. van Dillen
People with low back pain (LBP) display an altered movement pattern during functional activities. Exercise-based treatments improve the altered pattern, but there is individual variability in the response to treatment. This study investigates the moderating effect of person-specific characteristics on a movement pattern at baseline and change over time in the pattern in people with chronic LBP who received motor skill training (MST) or strength and flexibility exercise (SFE). Kinematic data were collected at baseline, immediately post-treatment, and 6 months post-treatment. Lumbar contribution (LC) to total movement was used to quantify the magnitude of the altered movement pattern. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to explore the moderating effects of treatment group, age, sex, duration of LBP, and baseline LC on 1) baseline LC and 2) the change in LC over time. We found that person-specific characteristics moderated the change over time in LC within MST. Older people had a smaller change over time in LC and did not retain the improved pattern as well as younger people (β = 0.01, SE = 0.004, p < 0.01). People with greater baseline LC had a greater improvement in LC compared to people with less baseline LC (β = -0.07, SE = 0.01, p < 0.01).
腰痛(LBP)患者在功能性活动中表现出改变的运动模式。以运动为基础的治疗改善了这种改变的模式,但对治疗的反应存在个体差异。本研究探讨了在接受运动技能训练(MST)或力量和柔韧性训练(SFE)的慢性腰痛患者中,个体特征对基线运动模式的调节作用,以及运动模式随时间的变化。在基线、治疗后立即和治疗后6个月收集运动学数据。腰椎对总运动的贡献(LC)用于量化运动模式改变的程度。采用分层线性模型探讨治疗组、年龄、性别、LBP持续时间和基线LC对1)基线LC和2)LC随时间变化的调节作用。我们发现,个体特异性特征减缓了MST中LC随时间的变化。随着时间的推移,老年人的LC变化较小,并且没有像年轻人那样保持改善的模式(β = 0.01, SE = 0.004, p
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Wavelet-based time-frequency intermuscular beta-band coherence decreases with age but increases after mental fatigue in ankle muscles during gait independent of age 基于小波的时频肌间β带相干性随年龄的增长而下降,但在独立于年龄的步态中踝关节肌肉精神疲劳后增加。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102957
Paulo Cezar Rocha dos Santos , Fabio Augusto Barbieri , Claudine Lamoth , Tibor Hortobágyi
Mental fatigue can affect cognitive function and interfere with motor performance. We examined if mental fatigue affected gait through age-specific modulation of wavelet-based time–frequency intermuscular beta-band coherence in muscles while walking on a treadmill at 1.2 m·s-1. The Psychomotor Vigilance Task, and the AX-Continuous Performance and the Stroop tests were used to induce mental fatigue in groups of healthy young and older participants. Mental fatigue reduced stance time, stride length, and marginally step width and increased cadence, stride length and stance time variability. In older compared with young participants before the induction of mental fatigue, wavelet-based time–frequency intermuscular beta-band coherence measured during walking was lower in the tibialis-peroneus and tibialis-gastrocnemius muscle pairs in specific phases of the gait cycle. In both age groups, after induction of mental fatigue, selected clusters of wavelet-based time–frequency intermuscular beta-band coherence measured during walking increased in the biceps-semitendinosus, rectus-vastus, tibialis-peroneus, gastrocnemius-soleus, and tibialis-gastrocnemius muscle pairs. In conclusion, we observed that while old age might weaken oscillatory coupling between selected ankle muscle pairs during gait, reflecting a certain level of impairment in the descending drive to these muscles, wavelet-based time–frequency intermuscular beta-band coherence measured during gait after mental fatigue migth increase independent of age.
精神疲劳会影响认知功能,干扰运动表现。我们研究了在跑步机上以1.2 m·s-1的速度行走时,精神疲劳是否会通过基于小波的肌肉时频-肌间β带相干性的年龄特异性调制影响步态。采用精神运动警觉性任务、ax -连续表现和Stroop测试诱导健康青年和老年参与者的精神疲劳。精神疲劳减少了站姿时间、步幅长度和步宽,增加了节奏、步幅长度和站姿时间的可变性。在老年受试者中,与年轻受试者相比,在精神疲劳诱发前,行走时测量到的基于小波的时频肌间β带相干性在步态周期的特定阶段在胫骨-腓骨肌和胫骨-腓肠肌对中较低。在两个年龄组中,在诱导精神疲劳后,步行时测量的基于小波的肌间时间-频率β -带相干性在二头肌-半腱肌、股直肌、胫骨-腓骨肌、腓肠肌-比目鱼肌和胫骨-腓肠肌对中增加。综上所述,我们观察到,尽管老年可能会减弱步态中某些踝关节肌肉对之间的振荡耦合,反映出这些肌肉的下行驱动在一定程度上受到损害,但在精神疲劳后的步态中测量到的基于小波的时频肌间β带相干性可能与年龄无关。
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Inter-session Reliability of Magnetic Nerve Stimulation and Within-Session comparison to Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Evaluating Neuromuscular Function of Knee Extensor Muscles 在评估膝伸肌神经肌肉功能时,磁神经刺激的间歇可靠性和间歇内与电神经刺激的比较。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102964
Romina Ledergerber, Martin Keller
The Interpolated Twitch Technique with electrical nerve stimulation (ENS) is the considered gold-standard to assess voluntary activation (VA) but causes discomfort. Magnetic nerve stimulation (MNS) offers a painless alternative, though its validity and reliability remain underexplored. This study validates MNS to ENS and evaluates inter-session reliability in 16 healthy young adults (11 females). Data on resting single twitches (RS), superimposed doublets (ST) during maximal voluntary contractions, and resting double twitches (RT) were assessed using both MNS and ENS, alongside discomfort ratings (VAS). Intraclass correlation (ICC), coefficient of variation (CV) and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) were used to quantify agreement between stimulations and/or inter-session reliability. Strong agreement between MNS and ENS was found for RS, RT, and VA (ICC = 0.77–0.88), with MAPE values of 4.4 % (VA) and 9.5 % (RT). Discomfort was lower for MNS (VAS = 1.0 ± 0.9) than ENS (VAS = 1.9 ± 1.1). Intersession–reliability for MNS was good (ICC = 0.78–0.95) with low CV for VA (4.9 %) but high for RS, RT and ST (61.7 %, 28.9 %, 82.0 %). Based on these results, MNS provides a valid, reliable, and painless alternative to ENS for assessing VA in knee extensor muscles. However, individual evoked twitches varied across methods and sessions, warranting caution when interpreting absolute values.
神经电刺激内插抽搐技术(ENS)被认为是评估自愿激活(VA)的金标准,但会引起不适。磁神经刺激(MNS)提供了一种无痛的替代方法,尽管其有效性和可靠性仍有待进一步研究。本研究在16名健康年轻人(11名女性)中验证了MNS到ENS的有效性,并评估了会话间可靠性。静息单次抽搐(RS)、最大自主收缩期间的叠加双次抽搐(ST)和静息双次抽搐(RT)的数据采用MNS和ENS以及不适评分(VAS)进行评估。使用类内相关性(ICC)、变异系数(CV)和平均绝对百分比误差(MAPE)来量化刺激和/或会话间可靠性之间的一致性。MNS和ENS对RS、RT和VA的检测结果非常一致(ICC = 0.77-0.88), MAPE值分别为4.4% (VA)和9.5% (RT)。MNS组的不适感(VAS = 1.0±0.9)低于ENS组(VAS = 1.9±1.1)。MNS的间歇信度较好(ICC = 0.78-0.95), VA的CV值较低(4.9%),RS、RT和ST的CV值较高(61.7%、28.9%、82.0%)。基于这些结果,MNS为评估膝关节伸肌VA提供了一种有效、可靠、无痛的替代ENS方法。然而,个体诱发的抽搐在不同的方法和会话中是不同的,在解释绝对值时需要谨慎。
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Effect of surface electromyography normalisation methods over gait muscle synergies 表面肌电归一化方法对步态肌肉协同作用的影响。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102968
Pablo Ortega-Auriol , Thor Besier , Angus J.C. McMorland
This study investigates the effect of different normalisation methods on muscle synergy extraction from EMG data collected while walking in typically developing young people. Six methods were evaluated: Raw, Within-Trial Maximum, Inter-Trial Maximum, Task-Specific Maximum, Magnitude Percentile, and Unit Variance. Eighteen healthy children aged 8–15 participated, performing walking trials while their EMG signals were recorded and processed. Synergies were extracted using non-negative matrix factorisation, and the influence of normalisation methods on synergy complexity, structure, and activation coefficients was assessed. Normalisation choice significantly influenced synergy number, structure, and temporal characteristics. TSM and ITM methods yielded more consistent synergies, while MP and WTM exhibited greater variability. This study highlights the importance of selecting appropriate normalisation methods for robust muscle synergy analyses, enhancing understanding of motor control strategies, and contributing to a unified processing workflow.
本研究从正常发育的年轻人步行时收集的肌电图数据中,探讨了不同归一化方法对肌肉协同提取的影响。评估了六种方法:原始、试验内最大值、试验间最大值、任务特定最大值、幅度百分位数和单位方差。18名8-15岁的健康儿童参加了步行试验,同时记录和处理他们的肌电图信号。使用非负矩阵分解提取协同效应,并评估归一化方法对协同复杂性、结构和激活系数的影响。规范化选择显著影响协同数量、结构和时间特征。TSM和ITM方法产生更一致的协同效应,而MP和WTM则表现出更大的变异性。这项研究强调了选择合适的归一化方法进行强健肌肉协同分析的重要性,增强了对运动控制策略的理解,并有助于统一的处理工作流程。
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The effect of physical activity lifestyle on in-vivo passive stiffness of the lumbar spine 运动生活方式对腰椎体内被动僵硬的影响。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102965
Joshua S.M. Lowery, Chelsea M. Dumasal, Kayla M. Fewster
The passive stiffness of the lumbar spine has direct implications on one’s risk of injury and spinal instability. Therefore, the effects that physical activity lifestyle may have on the lumbar spine’s passive stiffness was assessed. Participants were classified as active (n = 20) or inactive (n = 21) after completing a physical activity questionnaire. Passive lumbar flexion and extension trials were completed on a custom passive jig. The participant’s moment–angle curves were determined, and their lumbar spine passive stiffness was analyzed by partitioning the curve into three linear stiffness regions of increasing stiffness. Stiffness in the low stiffness zone of the moment–angle curve was significantly lower in the inactive group (p = 0.014). Furthermore, time spent sitting in an office chair significantly predicted the stiffness in their low stiffness zones across all participants (p = 0.011). These findings suggest that physical activity lifestyle may be a potential avenue through which one’s lumbar spine passive stiffness may increase, improving spinal health and stability in the population.
腰椎的被动僵硬对一个人受伤和脊柱不稳定的风险有直接的影响。因此,我们评估了体育活动生活方式对腰椎被动僵硬的影响。在完成一份体力活动问卷后,参与者被分为活跃组(n = 20)和不活跃组(n = 21)。被动式腰椎屈曲和伸展试验在定制的被动式夹具上完成。确定参与者的力矩-角度曲线,并通过将曲线划分为三个线性刚度增加区域来分析他们的腰椎被动刚度。无运动组弯角曲线低刚度区刚度显著降低(p = 0.014)。此外,坐在办公椅上的时间显著地预测了所有参与者的低刚度区域的刚度(p = 0.011)。这些发现表明,体育活动的生活方式可能是一种潜在的途径,通过这种途径,一个人的腰椎被动僵硬可能会增加,从而改善脊柱的健康和稳定性。
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Lower limb joint reaction forces during sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit movements in stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia 痉挛偏瘫患者坐-站和站-坐运动时下肢关节反作用力。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102969
Meijin Hou , Jian He , Dongwei Liu , Chenyi Guo , Ye Ma

Objective:

We investigated the characteristics of hip, knee, and ankle joint reaction forces (JRFs) in stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia during sit-to-stand (Si-St) and stand-to-sit (St-Si) movements and explored the relationship between JRFs and joint moments.

Methods:

Thirteen stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia and thirteen age-matched healthy subjects were recruited in this study. Three-dimensional motion capture system and force plates were employed to collect kinematic data and ground reaction forces during Si-St and St-Si tasks. Musculoskeletal modeling was used to calculate JRFs and joint moments of the hip, knee and ankle joints during these movements.

Results:

Those stroke patients exhibited higher JRFs (ranging from 13.49 N/kg to 43.18 N/kg) compared to the healthy group (ranging from 15.81 N/kg to 23.00 N/kg) in hip and knee joints. Furthermore, hip and ankle JRFs exhibited positive correlations with their joint moment in stroke patients during Si-St and St-Si movements.

Conclusion:

Early rehabilitation strategies should focus on correcting weight distribution and enhancing symmetry in joint loading. Interventions focused on reducing joint moment, particularly for hip and ankle joints, may prove effective in mitigating lower extremity JRFs in stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia during Si-St and St-Si movements.
目的:研究脑卒中痉挛性偏瘫患者坐立(Si-St)和站坐(St-Si)运动时髋关节、膝关节和踝关节反作用力(jrf)的特征,并探讨jrf与关节力矩的关系。方法:选取脑卒中痉挛性偏瘫患者13例和年龄相匹配的健康人13例。采用三维运动捕捉系统和力板采集Si-St和St-Si任务时的运动数据和地面反作用力。肌肉骨骼模型用于计算这些运动过程中髋关节、膝关节和踝关节的jrf和关节力矩。结果:脑卒中患者髋关节和膝关节的jrf (13.49 N/kg ~ 43.18 N/kg)高于健康组(15.81 N/kg ~ 23.00 N/kg)。此外,脑卒中患者在Si-St和St-Si运动时,髋关节和踝关节jrf与其关节力矩呈正相关。结论:早期康复策略应侧重于纠正体重分布和增强关节负荷的对称性。专注于减少关节力矩的干预措施,特别是髋关节和踝关节的干预措施,可能被证明对减轻Si-St和St-Si运动时痉挛性偏瘫卒中患者的下肢jrf有效。
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Electrical impedance myography in healthy adults: Reliability, sex differences, and regional variations in the anterior thigh muscles 健康成人的电阻抗肌图:可靠性、性别差异和大腿前肌的区域差异
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102972
Stefano Longo, Emiliano Cè, Giovanni Michielon, Susanna Rampichini, Giuseppe Coratella, Fabio Esposito
This study investigated the intra-day and inter-day reliability of electrical impedance myography (EIM) components and explored sex and regional differences in healthy adults’ anterior thigh muscles. Using a multifrequency device, impedance values across various frequencies, alongside 50-kHz resistance (R), reactance (Xc), and phase angle (PhA) were assessed in both sexes and at whole anterior thigh, proximal and distal regions. Findings revealed excellent reliability (ICC > 0.90) and low standard error of measurement (<5.0 %) for impedance at all frequencies, 50-kHz R, Xc, and PhA regardless of sex or measurement region during both intra-day and inter-day assessments. Moreover, differences were observed between women and men across most parameters, except for Xc, indicating the sensitivity of EIM in detecting established disparities in tissue composition between sexes. Notably, whole anterior thigh impedance at all frequencies and 50-kHz R, Xc, and PhA displayed dissimilarities compared to proximal or distal regions in both sexes. Additionally, women exhibited differences between proximal and distal regions in the 100-kHz impedance and 50-kHz impedance, R, Xc, and PhA highlighting possible variations in tissue composition along the muscle length compared to men. These findings underscore the relevance of electrode placement and emphasize sex-specific differences in EIM assessments within anterior thigh muscle regions.
本研究调查了电阻抗肌图(EIM)成分的日间和日间可靠性,并探讨了健康成人大腿前肌的性别和区域差异。使用多频装置,在不同频率上的阻抗值,以及50 khz电阻(R)、电抗(Xc)和相位角(PhA)在两性和整个大腿前、近端和远端区域进行评估。结果显示,该方法具有良好的信度(ICC > 0.90)和较低的测量标准误差(
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Effect of tasks on intramuscular regional differences in rectus femoris elasticity during isometric contraction: An ultrasound shear wave elastography study 在等距收缩过程中,任务对股直肌弹性的肌肉内区域差异的影响:超声剪切波弹性成像研究。
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102967
Taiki Kodesho , Kazuma Yamagata , Gakuto Nakao , Masaki Katayose , Keigo Taniguchi

Purpose

This study aimed to investigate intramuscular regional differences and task specificity of rectus femoris (RF) elasticity during isometric contraction.

Methods

Sixteen healthy males (aged 24.3 ± 4.1 years) participated in this study. The tasks included isometric hip flexion (HF) and knee extension (KE). The contractions were maintained at 0%, 30%, and 60% of their respective maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVC) forces for 5 s each at 50˚ hip flexion and 90˚ knee flexion. RF elasticity was measured in two regions, proximal (33%) and distal (67%). The shear modulus (kPa), measured by shear wave elastography, was used to determine RF elasticity.

Results

A significant interaction effect was observed (intensity × region × task) (P = 0.01). Regarding regional differences during contraction, the proximal region exhibited a greater shear modulus than the distal region at 60% MVC in the hip flexion task (P = 0.001). Conversely, no regional differences were observed at either 30% MVC (P = 0.625) or 60% MVC (P = 0.568) in the knee extension task.

Discussion

Muscle shear modulus during contraction reflects active force, suggesting that mechanical stress can be applied primarily to the proximal region of the RF during the HF task.
目的:本研究旨在调查等长收缩时股直肌(RF)弹性的肌肉内区域差异和任务特异性:16 名健康男性(年龄为 24.3 ± 4.1 岁)参加了本研究。任务包括等长屈臀(HF)和伸膝(KE)。髋关节屈曲 50˚ 和膝关节屈曲 90˚ 时,收缩力分别保持在各自最大自主等长收缩力 (MVC) 的 0%、30% 和 60%,各持续 5 秒钟。测量了近端(33%)和远端(67%)两个区域的射频弹性。通过剪切波弹性成像测量剪切模量(kPa)来确定射频弹性:结果:观察到明显的交互效应(强度 × 区域 × 任务)(P = 0.01)。关于收缩过程中的区域差异,在屈髋任务中,当MVC达到60%时,近端区域的剪切模量大于远端区域(P = 0.001)。相反,在伸膝任务中,30% MVC(P = 0.625)或 60% MVC(P = 0.568)时均未观察到区域差异:讨论:收缩时的肌肉剪切模量反映了主动力,表明在高频任务中机械应力主要作用于射频近端区域。
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JEK-ISEK tutorials on electromyography and kinesiology: A summary and a call for the next series of tutorials
IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2025-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.102986
Alessandro Del Vecchio, François Hug, Roberto Merletti, Dario Farina
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