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This book does not include a description of the criteria for the various sEMG applications nor does it define the clinical guidelines for their use. However, limited additional material and a few examples of applications are presented in this chapter, providing recommendations but also warnings. These examples have been selected among the many in which knowledge of the innervation zone of a muscle is relevant. Thus, it is essential that the operator pays great attention to the sEMG detection modalities to avoid reaching incorrect conclusions. Other applications concerning the use of maps of sEMG signals and of EMG variables for rehabilitation and the control of prosthesis, robots, etc., are not discussed; thus, the reader is referred to the many review articles on these topics listed in the reference section.
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Barbero, M., Merletti, R., Rainoldi, A. (2012). Applications of sEMG in Dynamic Conditions, Ergonomics, Sports, and Obstetrics. In: Atlas of Muscle Innervation Zones. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2463-2_7
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