Feasibility study on the application of HD-sEMG-based force estimation technology in the assessment of hand dysfunction in cerebral palsy

By comparing and analyzing the experimental results of CP group and healthy control group, CP children with different grades of Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), and CP children with different types of symptoms, it was verified that the abnormal EMG-force relationship obtained using the proposed muscle force estimation scheme had the potential for clinical application in the assessment of CP hand dysfunction. Muscle force estimation based on sEMG has broad application prospects in clinical practice. The research work in this paper has important value in promoting the clinical application of muscle force estimation technology based on sEMG, which is conducive to improving the quantitative assessment level of motor dysfunction.