An Electromyographic Study of Human Gait both in Water and on Dry Ground

The purpose of the present study was to define the degree of muscular activation while walking in water in order to aid rehabilitation therapists in their choice of exercises for daily clinical practice in aquatherapy. This study compares the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the rectus femoris, t...

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Published in:Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2007, Vol.26(4), pp.467-473
Main Authors: Chevutschi, Alain, Lensel, Ghislaine, Vaast, Daniel, Thevenon, André
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
aquatherapy
Biomechanical Phenomena
Electromyography
Female
Gait - physiology
gait in water
gait on dry ground
Humans
Hydrotherapy
Muscle, Skeletal - physiology
Physical Therapy Modalities
retraining
Walking - physiology
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Summary:The purpose of the present study was to define the degree of muscular activation while walking in water in order to aid rehabilitation therapists in their choice of exercises for daily clinical practice in aquatherapy. This study compares the electromyographic (EMG) activity of the rectus femoris, the soleus of the right lower limb and the contra-lateral lumbar erector spinae, during gait in water and on dry ground. The study was carried out on a group of seven healthy female subjects without past rachidian pathology. EMG recordings in water were taken with immersion to the umbilicus at “comfortable” speed. A total of five recordings were made at this speed, in water and on dry ground, with a one-minute rest between recordings. Integrated EMG results, averaged on eight gait cycles, show, for all the subjects, more erector spinae activity in water than on the ground (p
ISSN:1880-6791
1880-6805
DOI:10.2114/jpa2.26.467