Comparison of a piezoelectric contact sensor and an accelerometer for examining mechanomyographic amplitude and mean power frequency versus torque relationships during isokinetic and isometric muscle actions of the biceps brachii

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 324-335

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

^a Human Performance Laboratory   (United States)

^b DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Isokinetic muscle actions; Isometric muscle actions; Mechanomyography sensor; Motor control strategies

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOGRAPHY; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SENSOR; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; ISOTONIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TORQUE;

EID: 33745183110     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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