Reliability of EMG spectral parameters in repeated measurements of back muscle fatigue

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-243

  Elfving, Britt ^a,b   Németh, Gunnar ^a   Arvidsson, Inga ^b   Lamontagne, Mario ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Erector spinae; Median frequency; Muscle fatigue; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0345086420     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(98)00049-2     Document Type: Article

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