Educational Material

Kinesiological Fine Wire EMG

A practical introduction to fine wire EMG applications

This free download is a short teaching manual about the usage of fine wire electrodes for EMG recordings. Written by Dr. Thorsten Rudroff “Kinesiological Fine Wire EMG” provides an overview of the  basic knowledge needed to apply and perform meaningful fine wire EMG setups and focuses on practical questions and solutions. It is based on the first booklet “ABC of EMG” which introduces signal origin, detection and analysis techniques of kinesiological surface EMG recordings.

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The ABC of EMG

Free download booklet addressing the most important topics and operational steps to plan and perform kinesiological EMG studies (requires a valid Email contact address). Answers the most frequently asked questions about setting up an EMG test and provides guidelines for analysis and interpretation strategies. Written by Dr. Peter Konrad, lead software designer of MyoResearch XP.

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Surface EMG Manual

Recently published, Surface EMG Made Easy: A Beginner's Guide for Rehabilitation Clinicians by Glenn Kasman, MS, PT, and Dr. Steven Wolf, PT, FAPTA, cover the clinical use of SEMG in both musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions.

You need to purchase the Surface EMG manual from Noraxon before obtaining permission to view online.

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Surface Electromyography in Temporomandibular Dysfunction

A Beginner’s Guide to Clinical Applications
The new book "Surface Electromyography in Temporomandibular Dysfunction. A Beginner’s Guide to Clinical Applications” is now available for purchase. It answers the most frequently asked questions about SEMG and TMD and provides guidelines for analysis and interpretation strategies relating directly to subjective symptoms, intraoral, and postural exams. Written by Todd Shewman, Foreword by Norman R. Thomas BDS (Hons); B.Sc (Hons); OMD; PhD; Cert O. Path; FRCD; MICCMO; Professor Emeritus, University of Alberta, Canada, Director of Neuromuscular Research and Occlusal Studies Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Dental Studies.

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MT400 Training Video & PowerPoint Presentation
Complete introductory video on how to setup and use the MyoTrace 400 device

The New MyoTrace 400 training multi-media video and PowerPoint presentation is now available. Download the free educational MyoTrace 400 setup tutorial with integrated application video sequences and step-by-step narration today.

MT400-Training-Video (Windows Media File, 41 MB)

SEMG Electrode Placement Figure

Placement of Surface EMG electrodes is an important component when attempting to record from specific EMG recording sites. The SEMG placement figures may be downloaded free of charge (requires a valid Email contact address) and provide a visual overview of common SEMG electrode placements. In addition to more common kinesiologic placements, additional placement sites are also provided for psychophysiologic studies. Any wide placement sites are considered "general" recording sites, and will record a great deal of muscle activity between the two recording electrodes and are thus, susceptible to a great deal of cross talk due to volume conduction. Composed by Todd Shewman BA Kin. and Dr. Peter Konrad.

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EMG-Meeting 2007 - Lecture Abstracts

We would like to thank all the speakers again for their efforts in creating additional abstracts in English and granting public access to their presentations.

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EMG-Meeting 2006 - Lecture Abstracts

In 20 lectures, 18 workgroups from Germany, Austria and Belgium presented aspects of their current EMG projects. The main idea of this meeting was to bring active EMG users in contact and facilitate communication between workgroups. This meeting booklet is educational freeware and can be downloaded and distributed between colleagues at any time.

The variety of topics represents the wide use of kinesiologic EMG. The discussed topics range from basic considerations about processing techniques to applied use of EMG biofeedback in therapy regimes.

We would like to thank all the speakers again for their efforts in creating additional abstracts in English and granting public access to their presentations. We would also express very special thanks to Prof. D. Rosenbaum from the orthopedic department of the University of Muenster for being our scientific chairman.

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