Gait muscle activity differences between young, middle - aged and older adults

• Main Author: Hung, Joseph Jia Jun
• Other Authors: Chou Siaw Meng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/64061
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Muscle activity, along with muscle strength and mass, are reported to decline with age. Previous studies have identified gait muscle activity difference between young and older adults but not many have been done on middle-aged adults. Surface electromyography (SEMG) techniques used to identify muscl...