Spectral analysis of surface electromyography (EMG) of upper esophageal sphincter-opening muscles during head lift exercise

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-340

  Ferdjallah, Mohammed ^a   Wertsch, Jacqueline J ^a   Shaker, Reza ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Electromyography; Exercise; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MUSCLE;

DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; EXERCISE; INFRAHYOID MUSCLE; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SUPRAHYOID MUSCLE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SWALLOWING;

ADULT; DEGLUTITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034190381     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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