Electromyography and chronic pain: do current electromyographic diagnostic techniques discriminate against injured female workers?
EMG recordings, typically obtained in biofeedback training sessions, tend to underestimate actual muscle activity in overweight and female pain patients. If unadjusted, these measures will likely result in erroneous diagnostic conclusions.
Biedermann
H J
HJ
Queen's University. biedermn@post.queensu.ca
Hemingway
M A
MA
D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D019567:Back Injuries; D001835:Body Weight; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004576:Electromyography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D014942:Workers' Compensation