A method for positioning electrodes during surface EMG recordings in lower limb muscles

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-43

  Rainoldi, A ^a,b   Melchiorri, G ^b,c   Caruso, I ^b,c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrode positioning; Electromyography; EMG variables; Innervation zone; Lower limb muscles; Standardization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECORDING; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STANDARDIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

EID: 1242298663     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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