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.

摘要

这项系统评价的目的是：调查表面肌电图在评估婴儿触及率方面的用途；评估此工具在评估覆盖率，其参数和局限性方面的有用性；评估文献中可用研究的方法学质量。在数据库MEDLINE，SciELO，LILACS，Embase，PEDro，Cochrane和EBSCO中进行搜索后，选择了5项研究。这些研究旨在阐明在伸手的过程中肌肉行为是如何发生的。婴儿使用EMG缺乏标准化的建议，限制了研究之间的可重复性和比较。婴儿使用肌电图存在挑战和局限性，这是由神经运动和肌肉骨骼系统发展固有的特性引起的。