?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F90%2F&rft.title=Mathematical+Techniques+for+Neuromuscular+Analysis&rft.creator=Williams%2C+JF&rft.creator=Hek%2C+Geertje&rft.creator=Vardy%2C+Alistair&rft.creator=Rottsch%C3%A4fer%2C+Vivi&rft.creator=van+den+Berg%2C+Jan+Bouwe&rft.creator=Hulshof%2C+Joost&rft.subject=Medical+and+pharmaceutical&rft.description=In+the+central+nervous+system%2C+alpha-motor+neurons+play+a+key+role+in+the+chain+that+results+in+muscles+producing+force.+A+new+non-invasive+technique+to+measure+the+electrical+activity+involved+with+force+production+called+High+Density+Surface+Electromyography+(HDsEMG)+has+been+proven+to+be+effective+in+providing+novel+clinical+information+on+the+way+alpha-motor+neurons+control+the+muscles.+This+is+important+for+the+monitoring+of+the+progression+of+certain+neuromuscular+++++++++++++disorders+such+as+polio.+The+result+of+HDsEMG+is%2C+however%2C+very+difficult+to+interpret.+In+this+paper+we+augment+the+usefulness+of+HDsEMG+with+automated+mathematical+techniques+to+aid+the+Motor+Unit+Number+Estimation+(MUNE)+problem.+Also%2C+we+create+a+stochastic+model+for+the+firing+behavior+of+an+alpha-motor+neuron.&rft.date=2005-02-04&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F90%2F1%2Fmuscles.pdf&rft.identifier=++Williams%2C+JF+and+Hek%2C+Geertje+and+Vardy%2C+Alistair+and+Rottsch%C3%A4fer%2C+Vivi+and+van+den+Berg%2C+Jan+Bouwe+and+Hulshof%2C+Joost++(2005)+Mathematical+Techniques+for+Neuromuscular+Analysis.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++