EMG session sheet

Electrode positions, signal check and MVC test on one sheet

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25.10.2026

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Device · sampling rate

Recording set-up per Konrad 2005: Inter-electrode distance 2 cm (centre to centre) · Skin impedance: aim < 10 kΩ, up to 30 kΩ acceptable, above 50 kΩ prepare again · Band-pass 10–500 Hz · Sampling ≥ 1000 Hz · no notch filter

S1 M. Sternocleidomastoideus Sternocleidomastoid · right · Head & Neck Literature

Position: Sternal head, 1/3 of the way from the jugular notch to the mastoid process (lower third, below the innervation zone)
Orientation: Parallel to muscle fiber direction
Signal check: Rotate, side-bend or flex the head.
Crosstalk from: upper trapezius · scalenes · cervical neck/head muscle groups

Skin prepared ImpedancekΩ Signal check ok MVC peakµV Note

Sources: Falla et al. 2002 · Signal check & crosstalk: Criswell 2011 · MVC test & set-up: Konrad 2005
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