Estimating the contribution of muscles to joint torque based on motor-unit activity

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 881-889

  Theeuwen, M ^a   Gielen, C C A M ^a   Van Bolhuis, B M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coordination; EMG; Force; Motor unit; Muscle

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; TORQUE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; HUMAN ARM; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MUSCLE ACTIVATION PATTERNS;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR SYSTEM; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FORCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

EID: 0030199680     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-9290(95)00158-1     Document Type: Article

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