ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Ultrasound Echogenicity as an Indicator of Muscle Fatigue during Functional Electrical Stimulation.
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- Ultrasound-Compatible Electrode for Functional Electrical Stimulation.Biomedicines · 2024Article
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- Quantitative assessment of muscle fatigue during rowing ergometer exercise using wavelet analysis of surface electromyography (sEMG).Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
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- Development of a Wearable Ultrasound Transducer for Sensing Muscle Activities in Assistive Robotics Applications.Biosensors · 2023Article
- Toward a wearable monitor of local muscle fatigue during electrical muscle stimulation using tissue Doppler imaging.Wearable technologies · 2022Article
- Assessment of Low Back Pain in Helicopter Pilots Using Electrical Bio-Impedance Technique: A Feasibility Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for dysphagia in neurological disorders including stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a potential neurorehabilitative intervention to enable functional movements in persons with neurological conditions that cause mobility impairments. However, the quick onset of muscle fatigue during FES is a significant challenge for sustaining the desired functional movements for more extended periods. Therefore, a considerable interest still exists in the development of sensing techniques that reliably measure FES-induced muscle fatigue. This study proposes to use ultrasound (US) imaging-derived echogenicity signal as an indicator of FES-induced muscle fatigue. We hypothesized that the US-derived echogenicity signal is sensitive to FES-induced muscle fatigue under isometric and dynamic muscle contraction conditions. Eight non-disabled participants participated in the experiments, where FES electrodes were applied on their tibialis anterior (TA) muscles. During a fatigue protocol under either isometric and dynamic ankle dorsiflexion conditions, we synchronously collected the isometric dorsiflexion torque or dynamic dorsiflexion angle on the ankle joint, US echogenicity signals from TA muscle, and the applied stimulation intensity. The experimental results showed an exponential reduction in the US echogenicity relative change (ERC) as the fatigue progressed under the isometric (R2=0.891±0.081) and dynamic (R2=0.858±0.065) conditions. The experimental results also implied a strong linear relationship between US ERC and TA muscle fatigue benchmark (dorsiflexion torque or angle amplitude), with R2 values of 0.840±0.054 and 0.794±0.065 under isometric and dynamic conditions, respectively. The findings in this study indicate that the US echogenicity signal is a computationally efficient signal that strongly represents FES-induced muscle fatigue. Its potential real-time implementation to detect fatigue can facilitate an FES closed-loop controller design that considers the FES-induced muscle fatigue.
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