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Arm Swing during Human Gait Studied by EMG of Upper Limb Muscles

Arm Swing during Human Gait Studied by EMG of Upper Limb Muscles

Johann P. Kuhtz-Buschbeck, Antonia Frendel, Bo Jing
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781466660908|ISBN10: 1466660902|EISBN13: 9781466660915
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6090-8.ch006
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Kuhtz-Buschbeck, Johann P., et al. "Arm Swing during Human Gait Studied by EMG of Upper Limb Muscles." Applications, Challenges, and Advancements in Electromyography Signal Processing, edited by Ganesh R. Naik, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 129-160. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6090-8.ch006

APA

Kuhtz-Buschbeck, J. P., Frendel, A., & Jing, B. (2014). Arm Swing during Human Gait Studied by EMG of Upper Limb Muscles. In G. Naik (Ed.), Applications, Challenges, and Advancements in Electromyography Signal Processing (pp. 129-160). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6090-8.ch006

Chicago

Kuhtz-Buschbeck, Johann P., Antonia Frendel, and Bo Jing. "Arm Swing during Human Gait Studied by EMG of Upper Limb Muscles." In Applications, Challenges, and Advancements in Electromyography Signal Processing, edited by Ganesh R. Naik, 129-160. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-6090-8.ch006

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Abstract

Arm swing during human gait has both passive and active components. The chapter presents a study conducted with normal subjects using electromyography (EMG) to describe patterns of arm and shoulder muscle activity in different gait conditions. These included normal forward walking, walking with immobilized arms, backward walking, power walking with accentuated arm swing, running, and load carriage. Complementary kinematic data are presented, too. Rhythmic muscle activity persists to some extent when both arms are immobilized during walking. Forward and backward walking involve dissimilar patterns of muscle activity, although the limb movements are very similar in both conditions. Likewise, power walking and running are characterized by different curves of EMG activity. Unimanual load carriage during walking affects muscle activities of both the loaded and the non-loaded arm. Research on normal arm swing provides a basis for clinical investigations of gait disorders.

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