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High-density sEMG was recorded from the lumbar longissimus, and pelvic motion was measured using an inertial measurement unit. Motor unit discharge metrics, EMG envelope power, and sEMG-kinematic coherence were quantified.\n                    <jats:italic>Main results.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Twenty-two motor units from 12 participants with stroke and 14 motor units from 10 elderly participants were analyzed. Mixed-effects models showed higher 95th percentile discharge rate after stroke (beta = 4.70 Hz,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.037; cluster-bootstrap\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.0098), whereas mean discharge rate and inter-spike interval variability were not different. EMG envelope power showed frequency-band and group-by-band effects, with the clearest difference at 0.5\u20135 Hz. sEMG-kinematic coherence showed no significant effects.\n                    <jats:italic>Significance.<\/jats:italic>\n                    Post-stroke trunk motor output was most clearly detected as an upper-tail motor unit discharge-rate difference rather than altered mean firing. EMG envelope power provided secondary evidence of low-frequency modulation, whereas muscle-motion coupling showed no stroke-specific modulation. 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