Spectral and temporal responses of trunk extensor electromyography to an isometric endurance test

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 418-426

  Sparto, Patrick J ^a   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^a   Reinsel, Tom E ^a   Simon, Sheldon ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electromyography; endurance; recruitment patterns; spectral analysis; trunk extensors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031056467     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199702150-00013     Document Type: Article

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