Single motor unit and spectral surface EMG analysis during low-force, sustained contractions of the upper trapezius muscle

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Farina, Dario ^a,b   Zennaro, Daniel ^c   Pozzo, Marco ^b,d   Merletti, Roberto ^b   Läubli, Thomas ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Motor unit; Muscle fatigue; Upper trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 31144461364     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1261-8     Document Type: Article

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