Is EMG-based Serious Games Effective in Improving Gait in Children With Cerebral Palsy ? Interest of Electromyography Feedback (EMG)

Surface EMG detection for the myoelectric control of the EMG-based serious games and for the EMG assessment during gait will be performed with a wireless system.This device is composed of seven modules (sensor units), each detecting and transmitting two bipolar EMGs at 2 kilo Hertz (kHz). During the evaluation protocol EMGs will be detected from peroneus longus, gastrocnemius medialis, soleus and tibialis anterior muscles of both limbs using pre-gelled electrodes.

Children receive the regular rehabilitation for the treatment of ankle plantar flexor muscle overactivity and the paresis of ankle dorsal flexor muscle