Use of surface electromyography to estimate neck muscle activity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 377-398

  Sommerich, Carolyn M ^a   Joines, Sharon M B ^a   Hermans, Veerle ^b   Moon, Samuel D ^c  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; HEAD; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MYALGIA; NECK MUSCLE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER;

BIOMECHANICS; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NECK MUSCLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033737357     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(00)00033-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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