Stimulated muscle force assessment of the sternocleidomastoid muscle in humans

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 82-89

  Hong, J ^a,b,c   Falkenberg, J H ^a,c   Iaizzo, P A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FORCE MEASUREMENT; PATIENT TREATMENT; STRAIN GAGES; TORQUE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMAN NECK MUSCLES; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLES; STIMULATED MUSCLE FORCE;

MUSCLE;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SITTING; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; STIMULATION; STRAIN GAUGE TRANSDUCER; SUPINE POSITION; TORQUE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 17144414470     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900412331271158     Document Type: Article

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