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. 2021;53(1):117-127.
doi: 10.1080/00222895.2020.1723476. Epub 2020 Feb 9.

How Has Electromyography Been Used to Assess Reaching in Infants? A Systematic Review

Mariana Vieira da Fonseca  1 , Ana Letícia de Souza Oliveira  2 , Roberta de Matos Figueiredo  3 , Rosana Tannús Freitas Lima  3 , Aline Martins de Toledo  1   3
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How Has Electromyography Been Used to Assess Reaching in Infants? A Systematic Review

Mariana Vieira da Fonseca et al. J Mot Behav. 2021.

Abstract

The aims of this systematic review were: to investigate the use of surface electromyography in the assessment of reaching in infants; to assess the usefulness of this tool to the assessment of reaching, and its parameters and limitations; to assess the methodological quality of the studies available in the literature. The search in the databases MEDLINE, SciELO, LILACS, Embase, PEDro, Cochrane, and EBSCO resulted in 5 selected studies. The studies aimed to elucidate how muscle behavior occurs in the development of reaching. The lack of standardized recommendations for the use of EMG in infants limit the reproducibility and comparison between studies. There are challenges and limitations regarding the use of electromyography in infants, which are caused by peculiarities inherent to the development of the neuromotor and musculoskeletal systems.

Keywords: Electromyography; infant; reaching.

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