Fibre type proportion and fibre size in trapezius muscle biopsies from cleaners with and without myalgia and its correlation with ragged red fibres, cytochrome-c-oxidase-negative fibres, biomechanical output, perception of fatigue, and surface electromyography during repetitive forward flexions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 492-502

  Larsson, B ^a   Bjork J ^a   Elert, J ^a   Lindman, R ^a   Gerdle, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyogram; Muscle; Ragged red fibres; Trapezius; Work related myalgia

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYALGIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; TEACHER; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORKER;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOPSY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0034956014     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210100409     Document Type: Article

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