Time-frequency methods applied to muscle fatigue assessment during dynamic contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 337-350

  Knaflitz, Marco ^a   Bonato, Paolo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic contractions; Muscle assessment; Muscle fatigue; Time frequency methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032766753     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(99)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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