Muscles To Music
About The Project
The EMG Muscle Rehab Project is a research-based collaboration between BMED and the Graduate Biomedical Engineering program at the University of Manitoba. The research project was initiated to support individuals who have suffered paralysis or weakness of muscles as a result of a stroke.
The rehabilitative process for stroke victims can be long and often times frustrating causing patients to become disengaged leading to poor outcomes. As such, the BMED helped develop a device to aid in engaging patients in the rehabilitation process. The BMED Team is currently designing an interactive device that allows users to interact with a computer, playing various games and activities, using their voluntary muscle activity. Their current prototype successfully measures extensor (biceps) muscles to produce musical notes using a test bench. Final goals include creating a portable enclosure for the device, and to integrate the prototype with a computer.
Manitoba Undergraduate Healthcare Symposium 2019
In May 2019, BMED ran an EMG circuit workshop at the University of Manitoba Healthcare Leaders Conference. Attendees created circuits to look at their muscle activity.
