Classification of back muscle impairment based on the surface electromyographic signal

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 405-414

  Roy, Serge H ^a   De Luca, Carlo J ^b   Emley, Mark ^b   Oddsson, Lars I E ^b   Buijs, Rudi J C ^b   Levins, Jo Anne ^b   Newcombe, David S ^b   Jabre, Joseph F ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

EMG; Low back pain; Muscle fatigue; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BACK ANALYSIS SYSTEM;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FORCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0031260545     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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