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Motor unit potentials of the erector spinae muscle by concentric needle electromyography
Author(s) -
Posa Andreas,
Niśkiewicz Izabela,
Emmer Alexander,
Kluge Yorck,
Kornhuber Malte E.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
brain and behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 2162-3279
DOI - 10.1002/brb3.627
Subject(s) - electromyography , concentric , motor unit , biceps , medicine , cardiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , anatomy , mathematics , geometry
Abstract Introduction The needle electromyography ( EMG ) serves to supply additional information in patients with suspected neuromuscular disorders. We aimed to provide motor unit potential ( MUP ) data by concentric needle EMG in the erector spinae ( ES ) in comparison with biceps brachii ( BB ) and lateral vastus ( LV ). Methods Electromyography MUP data ( n ) were obtained in ES (517), BB (539), and LV (627) in 32 healthy volunteers (16f). Results Motor unit potential data: amplitude (μV) 393 ± 174 ( ES ), 375 ± 162 ( BB ), and 577 ± 304 ( LV ); duration (ms) 10.4 ± 2.4 ( ES ), 10.1 ± 2.1 ( BB ), and 11.1 ± 2.3 ( LV ), area (μV × ms) 585 ± 327 ( ES ), 538 ± 267 ( BB ), and 881 ± 492 ( LV ); phase number 3.23 ± 0.94 ( ES ), 2.98 ± 0.76 ( BB ), and 3.19 ± 0.81 ( LV ); size index 0.60 ± 0.56 ( ES ), 0.51 ± 0.53 ( BB ), and 0.96 ± 0.55 ( LV ). LV displayed higher values ( p at least <.001) for MUP amplitude, duration, area, and size index as compared to both, BB and ES . Conclusion Concentric needle EMG investigations in healthy adult human subjects revealed similar MUP parameters in the ES and BB muscles, while in the LV muscle MUP amplitude, duration, area, and size index were significantly larger. Different neuromuscular disorders display a predominant involvement of proximally located muscles such as truncal muscles. The present results given here may facilitate the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders.

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