Are paralyzed people really paralyzed? Probably not, according to EMG analysis

Quantitative electromyographic analysis of 40 paralyzed muscles in ten spinal-cord-injured subjects was performed. The majority of muscles (32/40) demonstrated increased myoelectric activity but no observable gross muscle movement as a result of voluntary effort. Some subjects with paralysis retain miniature motor potentials. Increase in the magnitude of these potentials may explain the return of function seen by clinicians after spinal cord injury.<
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