Surface electrode placement affects the EMG recordings of the quadriceps muscles

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 122-127

  Wong, Yiu Ming ^a   Ng, Gabriel Y F ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Electrode; Electromyography; Knee; Quadriceps muscle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKIN ELECTRODE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 33746286668     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.03.006     Document Type: Article

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