The best book or books about EMG

[Michael Han]

Just like above. I am using EMG for the project. Besides, I wanna read some books about EMG to get a good knowledge about it. Expecting good suggestions.

[Ross Miller]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Hi Michael,

It is long out of print (the original hardcover is going for $1,600 on Amazon!) but "Muscles Alive" (Basmajian and De Luca) is a fantastic text on EMG.

This paper also gives a nice summary of various issues related to measuring and interpreting EMG:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8897204

Ross

[Michael Han]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Thanks Ross, I will begin with the article.

[Mark Goss-Sampson]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Hi Michael
For a good starter / primer in all things EMG I would recommend the free book ABC of EMG by Peter Konrad which is on the Noraxon website

http://www.noraxon.com/books-and-pamphlets

Mark

[Edmund Cramp]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Just like above. I am using EMG for the project. Besides, I wanna read some books about EMG to get a good knowledge about it. Expecting good suggestions.

The standard answer to this question is "Muscles Alive" by Basmajian and De Luca but the book is out of print and many years old - while it's a standard reference work, it's not a good introduction to EMG for most students these days. "Electromyography. Physiology, Engineering, and Noninvasive Applications" by Roberto Merletti and Philip Parker covered much the same ground as Muscles Alive but is more up to date and in print. At about $75 used on Amazon it's considerably cheaper and is a book that you will keep for years.

There are several very good chapters covering EMG in the human gait environment in "Gait Analysis:Theory and Application" by Rebecca Craik and Carol Oatis - reading these will give you a basic understanding of EMG. While the book deals with human gait, the discussions will give you a very good background for further study. If you are just starting to learn about EMG then these chapters are easy to read and cover all of the basics. If you are looking for somewhere to start - then start here, you can find it used from about $12 on Amazon which is a real bargain!

"Electromyography for Experimentalists" by Gerald Loeb and Carl Gans is a good read if you want to start recording EMG yourself and are plan to start from scratch - the book covers everything that an engineer needs to know to record decent EMG signals. Although the technology described in this book is somewhat out of date, the basic principles remain the same and it's an excellent reference work that's full of practical information and answers.

"Introduction to Surface Electromyography" by Jeffrey Cram and Glenn Kasman is another good book that is in print and that provides a lot of electrode placement information as well as some good discussions covering protocol for human subjects.

[Eneko Fernández Peña]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Hi Michael,

another good starting point is De Luca's classical paper:

-De Luca, C.J. (1997). The use of surface electromyography in biomechanics, Journal of Applied Biomechanics, Vol.13, pp. 135-163

Hope it helps,

Eneko

[Michael Han]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Thanks Mark. U really gave me more than one good book!

[Michael Han]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Thanks Edmund. I am learning the EMG basics and gait. Your suggestions is really helpful!

[Michael Han]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Thanks Eneko. I got this good article.

[Michael Han]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Good books from Human Kinetics, huh? Got it. Thanks

[Axel Knicker]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Good books from Human Kinetics, huh? Got it. Thanks

Hi Michael,
not a book but a good source are the tutorials on EMG provided on the DELSYS homepage. They cover the basics as well as signal processing issues and some examples of application. NORAXON also provides some good to understand educational material but in contrast to DELSYS you need to leave your contact details before you can download.
All the other sources I know have already been mentioned.
Cheers

Axel

[Michael Han]

Re: The best book or books about EMG

Thanks Axel, the website of the EMG equipments is really a good source!