Usefulness of Electromyography to Predict Future Muscle Weakness in Clinically Unaffected Muscles of Polio Survivors.

Koshiro SawadaMotoyuki HoriiDaisuke ImotoKenichi OzakiShogo ToyamaEiichi SaitohYasuo MikamiToshikazu Kubo

Published in: PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation (2020)

EMG abnormalities were detected in some clinically normal muscles of polio survivors. EMG abnormalities predicted muscle weakness 2 years later, although the strength of this relationship varied depending on the muscle.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
young adults
high density
current status
upper limb