The Effects of the Position of Ipsilateral Neck Rotation on the Inhibition of the Upper Trapezius Muscle During Lower Trapezius Exercises

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
Se-in Park ◽  
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Ji-yeong Chae ◽  
Hyeong-hwi Kim ◽  
Yu-geoung Cho ◽  
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Author(s):  
Wachiraporn Aiamklin ◽  
Yutana Jewajinda ◽  
Yunyong Punsawad

This paper proposes the development of automatic sleep stage detection by using physiological signals. We aim to develop an application to assist drivers after drowsiness or fatigue detection by a commercial driver vigilance system. The proposed method used a low-cost surface electromyography (EMG) device for sleep stage detection. We investigate skeletal muscle location and EMG features from sleep stage 2 to provide an EMG-based nap monitoring system. The results showed that using only one channel of a bipolar EMG signal from an upper trapezius muscle with median power frequency can achieve 84% accuracy. We implement a MyoWare muscle sensor into the proposed nap monitoring device. The results showed that the proposed system is feasible for detecting sleep stages and waking up the napper. A combination of EMG and electroencephalogram (EEG) signals might be yield a high system performance for nap monitoring and alarm system. We will prototype a portable device to connect the application to a smartphone and test with a target group, such as truck drivers and physicians.


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