Can mechanical myotonometry or electromyography be used for the prediction of intramuscular pressure?

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 951-963

  Korhonen, R K ^a,b   Vain, A ^d   Vanninen, E ^c   Viir, R ^e   Jurvelin, J S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^e RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Intramuscular pressure; Isometric contraction; Myotonometry

Indexed keywords

MUSCLE;

ELECTRICAL METHODS; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; INTRAMUSCULAR; INTRAMUSCULAR PRESSURE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL METHODS; MYOTONOMETRY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOTOME; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 28544442147     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/26/6/006     Document Type: Article

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