Reliability of spectral EMG parameters of healthy back extensors during submaximum isometric fatiguing contractions and recovery

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 403-410

  Peach, John P ^a   Gunning, Jennifer ^a   McGill, Stuart M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fatiguing and repeat contractions; Median power frequency; Reliability; Spectral EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REST; SPECTROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0032170777     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(97)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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