Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Electromyography"
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Anticipatory and Reactionary EMG and Knee Joint Kinematics Between Male and Female Athletes during Single-Leg Landing Tasks: Relevance to Non-Contact ACL Injuries
(2022-12-14)Background: Females are more likely to suffer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Muscle activity may be responsible in preventing ACL tears during jump-landings. Purpose: To determine a) whether sex differences ... -
A Biomechanical and Neuromuscular Investigation of Femoroacetabular Impingement: Understanding Pathomechanics using Inclined and Declined Walking
(2020-08-26)Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a proliferative musculoskeletal diagnosis in young adults. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of challenged walking on gait mechanics in individuals with ... -
CONTRA-LATERAL KNEE JOINT FUNCTION IN MODERATE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: AN ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF KNEE MUSCLE CO-CONTRACTION
(2017-08-28)Unilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA) often progresses to bilateral disease, yet studies focused on joint function during walking often test the symptomatic knee only. The thesis objectives were: i) identify whether ... -
THE EFFECT OF HEALTHY AGING ON TRUNK NEUROMUSCULAR ACTIVATION PATTERNS DURING A CONTROLLED FUNCTIONAL TRANSFER TASK
(2013-04-08)Healthy aging is associated with an increased incidence of injuries such as low back pain and falling. Age-related changes in trunk neuromuscular activation patterns could potentially explain uncontrolled trunk motion, a ... -
The effect of knee joint effusion on gait mechanics and muscle activation characteristics in moderate knee osteoarthritis
(2018-08-29)Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent joint diseases, and knee effusion, as a manifestation of synovitis, is associated with knee OA clinical outcomes and disease progression. Thesis objectives were i) to ... -
Factors affecting knee joint muscle activation patterns during gait in individuals with knee osteoarthritis
(2012-01-03)Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive disease and a leading cause of morbidity in older adults, resulting in severe mobility limitations. While the osteoligamentous and neuromuscular systems are altered in knee OA, ... -
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF TASK NATURE ON CORTICOSPINAL EXCITABILITY DURING MOTOR IMAGERY
(2023-11-18)Little research has gone into investigating the role of task used in learning via motor imagery. It is possible that our understanding of imagery might be influenced by the task chosen for its study. To ascertain if previous ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY DIFFERENCES IN PARTICIPANTS RECOVERED FROM A LOW BACK INJURY
(2017-12-14)Introduction: The purpose of this analysis was to investigate for differences in EMG activity between a recovered LBI military and non-military population during a standardized functional task. Methods: A secondary analysis ... -
TRUNK MUSCLE ACTIVATION PATTERNS ADAPT TO DEFICITS IN INDIVIDUAL SPINAL SYSTEMS
(2019-08-27)In the early 1990’s Panjabi proposed a theoretical model suggesting one risk of low back pain is a spinal instability event theorizing a deficit to any spinal system (active, passive and neural) could represent a risk. ... -
UNDERSTANDING SELF-REPORTED INSTABILITY USING GAIT OUTCOMES AND WALKWAY SURFACE TRANSLATIONS IN THOSE WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
(2020-08-31)Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive disease that is highlighted by debilitating symptoms that have detrimental impacts on physical activity. One such symptom is knee instability, which is self-reported in 60-80% of ...