Relationship between perceived exertion and mean power frequency of the EMG signal from the upper trapezius muscle during isometric shoulder elevation

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 321-326

  Hummel, Armin ^a   Laubli T ^a   Pozzo, M ^c   Schenk, P ^a   Spillmann, S ^a   Klipstein, A ^b  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Borg; EMG; Fatigue; MPF; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SHOULDER; SIGNAL DETECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHOULDER;

EID: 30344434338     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-005-0014-7     Document Type: Article

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