EMG signals analysis of BF and RF muscles in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during walking

• Published in: International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology
• Main Author: Mohd Nor M.N.; Jailani R.; Tahir N.M.; Rizman Z.I.; Yassin I.M.; Hidayat R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Insight Society 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84995784270&doi=10.18517%2fijaseit.6.5.1205&partnerID=40&md5=162fcbeb7dab9165009e10e9617ed9f5

This paper presents the analysis of Electromyography (EMG) signals at lower limb muscles during walking. The muscles of Biceps Femoris (BF) and Rectus Femoris (RF) were examined between ASD and TD children. The EMG signals pattern will be observed over one gait cycle and the statistical analysis will be used to compare the significant difference of two muscles between ASD and TD children. The result shows that there are significant differences in RF muscle for both ASD and TD children at 70% of gait cycle (p value is equal to 0.007) and at 90% of gait cycle (p value is equal to 0.023). From this result, the RF muscle shall be considered as the vital muscle for rehabilitation plan.