Table 1. Within-session variability (CV%; mean ± SD) of the length of excitation across 10 excitation bursts during running, cycling and squatting exercise for traditional surface and textile EMG electrodes.
|
Traditional surface EMG electrodes |
Textile EMG electrodes |
| Run |
Gluteals |
14.2 (4.2) |
11.6 (4.9) |
| Vasti |
17.3 (6.0) |
18.9 (6.1) |
| Hamstrings |
12.3 (4.5) |
17.4 (6.6) * |
| Cycle |
Gluteals |
17.2 (5.9) |
15.6 (5.0) |
| Vasti |
11.8 (3.8) |
14.2 (7.9) |
| Hamstrings |
14.5 (4.3) |
16.2 (6.2) |
| Squat |
Gluteals |
10.8 (5.3) |
8.7 (3.8) |
| Vasti |
7.0 (2.4) |
6.4 (1.6) |
| Hamstrings |
9.2 (2.5) |
7.7 (2.9) |
* denotes higher variability in the textile vs. traditional surface EMG electrodes
