title: A finite-element analysis of the effect of muscle insulation and shielding on the surface EMG signal.
abstract: We simulate the effect that insulating or shielding a muscle may have on electromyographic signal propagation using the finite element method. The results suggest that the crosstalk between insulated or shielded muscles is small but that it increases with increasing subcutaneous fat. The findings may be useful in the control of multifunctional prostheses.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, 345 East Superior Street, Room 1436, IL 60611, USA. n-stoykov@northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Nikolay S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Stoykov
authors.forename: Madeleine M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lowery
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kuiken
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods*; D005121:Extremities / Q000502:physiology*; D020342:Finite Element Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000502:physiology*; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena