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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2019 May 12;62:102306. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.05.007

Table 2.

Electromyography electrode positions for the muscles analyzed in this study.

Muscle Electrodes position
Deltoid Mid-distance between the acromion and the humeral tuberosity (Hermens et al., 2000)
Upper trapezius Halfway on the line from the acromion to C7 (Hermens et al., 2000)
Infraspinatus Halfway and 2 cm below the scapula spine (Allen et al., 2013)
Serratus anterior On the lateral border of the chest anterior to the latissimus dorsi and posterior to the pectoralis major (Maenhout et al., 2010)
Middle trapezius At T3 level between the medial border of the scapula and the spine (Hermens et al., 2000)
Lower trapezius At 2/3 on the line from the scapula spine to T8 (Hermens et al., 2000)
Erector spinae Approximately 3 cm lateral to the spinous process at L3 level (Fenwick et al., 2009)
External oblique Approximately 3 cm lateral to the linea semi lunaris (Fenwick et al., 2009)
Reference Spinous process of C7