Assessing forearm exertion in manual tasks with surface EMG: A comparative analysis of through-forearm vs. muscle-specific EMG placements
Through-forearm sEMG offers marginally better performance for exertion estimation in manual tasks. Further research should explore individual calibration and task-specific methods for broader applications.
Authors
- Liyun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7285-824X)
- Peter Johansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9354-6704)
- Xuelong Fan
- Johan Rydgård
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Uppsala University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Applied Ergonomics
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2025.104699
- Primary Topic
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00