Characterization of Kinematics and Electromyography During Lunges Execution to Assess Knee Performance in Healthy Subjects

Leonel González, Arantza Ituarte, Juan Carlos Vera, Felix León, Rafaella Romero, José Javier Reyes-Lagos, Carlos Cuellar

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Abstract

The knee joint is essential for stability, postural support and as a shock absorber of the body weight when carrying out bipedal physical activity. The lunge exercise is a functional test to evaluate the knee performance, therefore, applying a quantitative evaluation through kinematics and electromyography during lunge execution in non-trained healthy subjects will contribute to establish normative values in males and females for future comparison with diverse knee injuries. The aim of this study was to characterize electromyography parameters and kinematics of the knee while performing lunges bilaterally in healthy non-trained subjects (n = 70). A statistical difference between Right Leg vs, Left Leg for RMS, AUC and and MNF was found for the pooled data, and between male vs. female just for RMS. The range of movement did not differ significantly between legs or sexes. These results will be used to establish a database in healthy subjects that can be used to compare results vs. subjects with a knee injury.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication46th Mexican Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Proceedings of CNIB 2023 - Volume 2
Subtitle of host publicationBiomechanics, Rehabilitation and Clinical Engineering
EditorsJosé de Jesús Agustín Flores Cuautle, Balam Benítez-Mata, Ricardo Antonio Salido-Ruiz, Hugo A. Vélez-Pérez, Gustavo Adolfo Alonso-Silverio, Guadalupe Dorantes-Méndez, Aldo Rodrigo Mejía-Rodríguez, Esmeralda Zúñiga-Aguilar, Edgar Del Hierro-Gutiérrez
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages15-24
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783031469350
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024
Event46th Mexican Conference on Biomedical Engineering, CNIB 2023 - Villahermosa Tabasco, Mexico
Duration: 2 Nov 20234 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameIFMBE Proceedings
Volume97
ISSN (Print)1680-0737
ISSN (Electronic)1433-9277

Conference

Conference46th Mexican Conference on Biomedical Engineering, CNIB 2023
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityVillahermosa Tabasco
Period2/11/234/11/23

Keywords

  • electromyography
  • kinematics
  • knee joint
  • lunge

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