An application of pattern recognition for the comparison of trunk muscles EMG waveforms between subjects with and without chronic low back pain during flexion-extension and lateral bending tasks

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 261-273

  Lariviére, Christian ^a   Gagnon, Denis ^b   Loisel, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Flexion extension; Lateral bending; Low back pain; Lumbar impairment; Pattern recognition; Principal component analysis; Trunk muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAVEFORM;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0343390417     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(00)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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