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A Surface Electromyography-Based Platform for the Evaluation of Sarcopenia

Authors:
Andrea Caroppo
Gabriele Rescio
Alessandro Leone
Pietro Siciliano

Keywords: wearable device; EMG; Sarcopenia; Ambient Assisted Living; Ageing Adults.

Abstract:
Sarcopenia is a disorder characterized by a loss of muscle mass and muscle strength. It is associated with the natural ageing process, as well as geriatric medical conditions and bed rest. Consequently, it is very beneficial from a medical point of view to periodically monitor patients at risk of developing sarcopenia to early detect its onset or progression through objective and specific indicators. In the last years, surface electromyography (sEMG) increasingly plays an important role for prevention, diagnosis, and rehabilitation in this research area. Moreover, the recent progresses in EMG technologies have allowed for the development of low invasive and reliable smart EMG-based wearable device. The paper presents the design and implementation of an integrated platform that includes a sEMG based wearable device and interfacing with a processing software for clinical monitoring and management of the pathology. The system has been designed to both preventive (early diagnosis) and monitoring purposes of the patient's condition over time. Here, we present a preliminary study on the feasibility of the developed platform for management of sarcopenia. Specifically, this work deals with the identification of the best trade-off between sampling frequency of the EMG signals and variance of the highly discriminative features extracted within the EMG signals for the automatic measurement of sarcopenia.

Pages: 7 to 11

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2021

Publication date: May 30, 2021

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8440

ISBN: 978-1-61208-867-9

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from May 30, 2021 to June 3, 2021