Abstract：
:The accelerometer is used for mechanomyogram (MMG) recordings of muscle contractions. Although the mechanical characteristics of other MMG transducers have been determined with reference to the accelerometer, mechanical aspects of the accelerometer itself, including the weight of the transducer, have not been verified. This study was designed to reinvestigate the mechanical variable of the MMG signal detected with an accelerometer, with reference to a laser distance sensor (LDS), and then to clarify the influence of the accelerometer weight on the MMG recording during muscle contractions. The study was performed during mechanical sinusoidal vibrations and during voluntary contractions of the quadriceps muscle. Maximum differences in the amplitude spectral density functions between the LDS signal and the double integral of the accelerometer signal were approximately 4 microm. The results verified that the MMG signal from the accelerometer accurately reflected the acceleration of body surface vibration. However, the MMG signal was gradually distorted when weight was added to the accelerometer: the addition of 4.0 g (total 6.0 g, including 2.0 g of accelerometer) substantially attenuated the MMG signal. The results suggest that the appropriate weight for the accelerometer should be less than 5.0 g for measurements of the quadriceps muscle and indicate that the transducer weight must be taken into account for accurate measurement of muscles of different sizes.
journal_name
Med Biol Eng Computjournal_title
Medical & biological engineering & computingauthors
Watakabe M,Mita K,Akataki K,Ito Kdoi
10.1007/BF02344888keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2003-03-01 00:00:00pages
198-202issue
2eissn
0140-0118issn
1741-0444journal_volume
41pub_type
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