Factors in the reproducibility of electromyographic power spectrum analysis of lumbar paraspinal muscle fatigue

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 883-888

  Nargol, Antoni V F ^a,d   Jones, Anthony P C ^b   Kelly, Peter J ^c   Greenough, Charles G ^a  

^a Orthoped Dept Middlesbrough G   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Lumbar spine; Power spectrum; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0033134839     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199905010-00009     Document Type: Article

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