Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorBora, Merve
dc.contributor.authorYalcin, Ali
dc.contributor.authorBulut, Numan
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Oznur
dc.contributor.authorKaraduman, Ayse
dc.contributor.authorTopuz, Semra
dc.contributor.authorAlemdaroglu-Gurbuz, Ipek
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-10T13:04:03Z
dc.date.available2021-12-10T13:04:03Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-04
dc.identifier.other34608577
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12591/696
dc.description.abstractObjective The aims of this study were (a) to examine the surface electromyography (sEMG) amplitude values of the lower limb muscles during stair climbing both between different functional levels of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), in comparison with healthy children, and (b) to investigate the relationships between sEMG amplitudes and physical performance. Methods sEMG amplitudes of the lower limbs of twenty-one children with DMD between levels I and III according to the Brooke Lower Extremity Functional Classification Scale and eleven healthy peers were evaluated by using sEMG during stair climbing task. Physical performance was evaluated by 6-min walk test and ascending 4-step timed performance test. Results The lower limb sEMG amplitude values of children with DMD were statistically higher than healthy children (p < 0.001). sEMG amplitudes of the right (p = 0.01) and left (p = 0.003) biceps femoris, the right (p < 0.001) and left (p = 0.001) gastrocnemius medialis, and the right vastus lateralis (p = 0.02) muscles were higher in children with levels 2-3 than those in level 1. Moderate-to-strong relations were found between the gastrocnemius medialis and biceps femoris sEMG amplitudes and physical performance assessments (p < 0.05). Conclusion Increased sEMG amplitude values in the lower limbs during stair climbing task are thought to be caused by the effort to compensate for progressive muscle weakness and are associated with lower physical performance in children with DMD. Further, sEMG amplitude values are determined to increase as the functional level deteriorates.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSağlık Bilimleri Fakültesien_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectDuchenne muscular dystrophyen_US
dc.subjectElectromyographyen_US
dc.subjectPhysical performanceen_US
dc.subjectStair climbingen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of surface electromyography amplitude values during stair climbing task in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.en_US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyonen_US


Files in this item

Thumbnail
Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess