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General information about EMG
(electromyography) biofeedback training
The musculature of the human being plays an essential role in the body. Our
muscles are the largest energy consumer and are responsible for about 70-
80% of our body weight. Muscle activity is manifested along the fibers of a
striated muscle in the form of permanent, electrical potential shifts. This
electrical activity can be measured at the skin surface in the form of more
considerable summation potentials. This form of measurement is called
(surface) electromyography, and the result is an electromyogram.
The eSense Muscle can measure and evaluate this electromyographic activity
and transmit it to a terminal device via Bluetooth.
Transverse striated muscles are controlled by our somatic nervous system and
are subject to voluntary control. Therefore, every volitional action of a muscle
can be observed in an electromyogram. Thus, the tension of a muscle on which