Table 2: SEMG Electrode positions.

Muscle Localization/orientation
M. rectus abdominis(RA) Caudal electrode at navel height, 4 cm from center/vertical
M. obliquus internus(OI) Medial inguinal ligament, at anterior superior iliac spine height/horizontal
M. obliquus externus(OE) Cranial electrode directly below lowest point of the costal arch/along line to contralateral pubic tubercle
M. multifidus (MF) Caudal electrode at L5 height/1 cm medial and parallel to line between posterior superior iliac spine line and L1
M. longissimus (LO) Caudal electrode at L1 height, over palpable bulge of muscle (approx. 2 fingers lateral from midline)/vertical
ECG Above heart/along heart axis