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Muscular fatigue is described as a condition when the ability of muscles to contract and produce force is reduced under sustained contraction. The quantification of muscular fatigue by surface electromyography (EMG) provides a noninvasive method for easily accessing and measuring the physiological processes occurring during sustained muscular work. Double leg heel raise (DLHR) exercise is performed for the strengthening of calf muscles which generally gets weak following immobilization after injury or surgery. It is used as evaluation process/test by physiotherapists/clinicians/others associated with rehabilitation of athletes/nonathletes to strengthen their lower-body muscles and connective tissues after joint-related injury. The study purpose is to compare the effect of sustained DLHR exercise in relation to performance level among males. The EMG activity of Gastrocnemius Lateral (GSL) and Gastrocnemius Medial (GSM) muscles of both legs are considered for this study because they are the dominating calf muscle. Here frequency domain and time-domain features were chosen for extracting necessary information from the EMG signal using the algorithm developed in MATLAB. Understanding from the findings is significant in order to achieve optimum muscular strength and strength endurance development whereas reducing the probability of training-related injuries to sportspersons.
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Monika, Saini, L.M., Singh, S. (2021). Differential of EMG Activity of Selected Calf Muscle During DLHR Exercise in Relation to Performance Level. In: Rizvanov, A.A., Singh, B.K., Ganasala, P. (eds) Advances in Biomedical Engineering and Technology. Lecture Notes in Bioengineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6329-4_6
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