Motor unit recruitment in the trapezius muscle with special reference to coarse arm movements

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-216

  Forsman, Mikael ^a,b   Birch, Laila ^c   Zhang, Qiuxia ^d   Kadefors, Roland ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMG signal decomposition; Motor unit recruitment; Shoulder myalgia; Trapezius muscle; Wire electrodes

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT; SHOULDER PAIN; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TIME; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VELOCITY; VOLUNTEER;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SHOULDER;

EID: 0035027669     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(00)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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