Mechanomyography for studying force fluctuations and muscle fatigue

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 59-64

  Shinohara, Minoru ^a   Søgaard, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Force fluctuations; Intramuscular pressure; MMG; Muscle displacement; Submaximal contraction; Twitch force

Indexed keywords

BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 33747489576     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/00003677-200604000-00004     Document Type: Review

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