A computational model to investigate the effect of pennation angle on surface electromyogram of Tibialis Anterior

PLoS One. 2017 Dec 7;12(12):e0189036. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189036. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

This study has described and experimentally validated the differential electrodes surface electromyography (sEMG) model for tibialis anterior muscles during isometric contraction. This model has investigated the effect of pennation angle on the simulated sEMG signal. The results show that there is no significant effect of pennation angle in the range 0° to 20° to the single fibre action potential shape recorded on the skin surface. However, the changes with respect to pennation angle are observed in sEMG amplitude, frequency and fractal dimension. It is also observed that at different levels of muscle contractions there is similarity in the relationships with Root Mean Square, Median Frequency, and Fractal Dimension of the recorded and simulated sEMG signals.

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials
  • Adult
  • Computer Simulation*
  • Electromyography / methods*
  • Humans
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.