Analysis of force profile during a maximum voluntary isometric contraction task

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 401-408

  Househam, Elizabeth ^a   McAuley, John ^a   Charles, Thompson ^a   Lightfoot, Timothy ^a   Swash, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Force; Hand grip; Isometric; Maximum voluntary contraction; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VOLITION;

EID: 1442279910     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.10564     Document Type: Article

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