Assessment of Common Electrode Placement for Electromyography Recording (EMGEP)
The SENIAM guidelines are one of the most widely used references for surface electromyography (sEMG) electrode placement. While these guidelines are immensely useful to practitioners working with, but not specifically trained in the use of, sEMG, they do not take into account the large inter-individual variability in muscle morphology for the triceps surae muscles. In this study we determined muscle anatomical boundaries and assessed the closeness of SENIAM-guided as well as palpation-by-expert electrode placement to muscle boundaries. Based on our findings, we propose new EMG electrode placement guidelines to enhance the quality of data collection and interpretation in basic, sports-related, and clinical science.