The use of surface EMG power spectral analysis in the evaluation of back muscle function

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 427-439

  Mannion, Anne F ^a   Connolly, Beth ^a   Wood, Kherrin ^a   Dolan, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Endurance; Erector spinae; Fatigue; Median frequency

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCLE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

MEDIAN FREQUENCY; POWER SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031260562     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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