Is spectral analysis of the surface electromyographic signal a clinically useful tool for evaluation of skeletal muscle fatigue?

Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-145

  Krivickas, Lisa S ^a,b   Taylor, Andre ^a   Maniar, Rakesh M ^a   Mascha, Edward ^c   Reisman, Stanley S ^a  

^a KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^b and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Muscle fatigue; Normal values; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031818019     PISSN: 07360258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004691-199803000-00006     Document Type: Article

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