Mechanomyographic and electromyographic responses of the vastus medialis muscle during isometric and concentric muscle actions

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 412-420

  Coburn, Jared W ^a   Housh, Terry J ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^b   Weir, Joseph P ^c   Miller, Joshua M ^a   Beck, Travis W ^a   Malek, Moh H ^a   Johnson, Glen O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic myography; Electromyography; Mechanomyography; Phonomyography; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONCENTRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 20444365799     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/15744.1     Document Type: Article

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