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The Refined Composite Downsampling Permutation Entropy Is a Relevant Tool in the Muscle Fatigue Study Using sEMG

Philippe Ravier¹, Antonio Dávalos¹, Meryem Jabloun¹

¹Laboratoire Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, Mécanique, Énergétique (PRISME), University of Orléans, 45100 Orléans, France.

Entropy (Basel, Switzerland)

|December 24, 2021

Summary

The refined composite downsampling (rcDPE) method effectively quantifies muscle fatigue using surface electromyography (sEMG) signals. This advanced technique offers superior analysis of muscle electrical activity compared to previous methods.

Keywords:

downsampling electromyography entropy fatigue multiscale permutation

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Area of Science:

Biomedical Engineering
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Sports Science

Background:

Surface electromyography (sEMG) provides functional and structural insights into muscle electrical activity.
sEMG signals exhibit multiscale and nonlinear characteristics, necessitating advanced analytical tools.
Previous research theoretically compared Multiscale Permutation Entropy (MPE) variants, including refined composite MPE (rcMPE) and refined composite downsampling (rcDPE).

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the superiority of rcDPE over MPE and rcMPE when applied to real-world sEMG data.
To demonstrate the capacity of rcDPE in quantifying muscle fatigue levels from sEMG signals during fatiguing exercise.

Main Methods:

Application of rcDPE to sEMG data recorded during a biceps brachii fatiguing exercise at 70% maximal voluntary contraction.
Analysis of four consecutive temporal segments to identify changes associated with fatigue.
Evaluation of different scales of rcDPE for differentiating fatigue-induced alterations in sEMG signals.

Main Results:

The 10th scale of rcDPE demonstrated superior capability in differentiating fatigue segments within the sEMG data.
This specific scale aligns the processed sEMG data with the relevant 0-500 Hz spectral band, enhancing complexity analysis.
rcDPE effectively revealed the underlying complexity changes in sEMG signals related to muscle fatigue.

Conclusions:

rcDPE is a superior method for analyzing real sEMG signals compared to MPE and rcMPE.
rcDPE effectively quantifies muscle fatigue, offering valuable insights into neuromuscular function.
This study advocates for the adoption of rcDPE for robust complexity analysis of sEMG data.