Table 2. Within-session variability (CV%; mean ± SD) of the normalized average rectified EMG signal 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 |
16.5 (6.5) |
14.4 (4.6) |
| Vasti |
20.3 (7.7) |
16.5 (5.8) |
| Hamstrings |
13.4 (4.2) |
12.6 (5.5) |
| Cycle |
Gluteals |
17.4 (6.8) |
16.7 (5.7) |
| Vasti |
13.7 (5.4) |
15.1 (5.9) |
| Hamstrings |
13.2 (4.1) |
17.4 (6.8) * |
| Squat |
Gluteals |
13.7 (5.2) |
12.5 (5.5) |
| Vasti |
9.8 (4.4) |
8.3 (3.3) |
| Hamstrings |
8.8 (4.7) |
10.4 (4.6) |
* denotes higher variability in the textile vs. traditional surface EMG electrodes
