Muscles within muscles: The classic triphasic EMG burst and its applicability to segments of large radiate agonist/antagonist muscles

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 107-117

  Wickham, J B ^a   Brown, J M M ^b   Green, R ^a   McAndrew, D J ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agonist; Antagonist; Deltoid; Latissimus dorsi; Pectoralis major; Segment; Triphasic EMG burst

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAIR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTRONICS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; RECORDING; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SITTING; WAVEFORM; WEIGHT;

EID: 13444306548     PISSN: 02189577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0218957704001272     Document Type: Article

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