Intramuscular pressure, tissue oxygenation and EMG fatigue measured during isometric fatigue-inducing contraction of the multifidus muscle

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 578-585

  Kramer, M ^a   Dehner, C ^a   Hartwig, E ^a   Volker H U ^b   Sterk, J ^b   Elbel, M ^a   Weikert, E ^a   Gerngross H ^b   Kinzl, L ^a   Willy, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Military Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intramuscular pressure; Isometric back extension; Multifidus muscle; Muscular fatigue; Tissue oxygenation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE PERFUSION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OXYGEN TENSION; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL MUSCLE; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PRESSURE;

EID: 23844476044     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0857-3     Document Type: Article

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