Patent ID: 7593769

Claim:
A method for quantifying surface electromyography (sEMG) data acquired from an individual using one or more sensors, the method comprising: a processor accessing sEMG data points describing muscular activity of the individual, the sEMG data points being acquired from the individual using the one or more sensors; the processor assigning weights to at least two different muscle groups; and the processor calculating at least one E-index value summarizing the sEMG data points comprising: calculating the index value based at least in part on an area under a curve, the curve approximating at least a portion of the sEMG data points; calculating the index value based at least in part on an area over the curve; or calculating the index value based at least in part on a combination of a high data point, a low data point, an average of multiple data points, and/or a derivative of one or more order.