The history of surface electromyography

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-91

  Cram, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a Sierra Health Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions; Movement; Posture; SEMG; Surface EMG; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; MYALGIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; POSTURE;

EID: 0037782213     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023802407132     Document Type: Review

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