Low-level exertions of the neck musculature: A study of research methods

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 485-497

  Joines, Sharon M B ^a   Sommerich, Carolyn M ^a   Mirka, Gary A ^a   Wilson, James R ^a   Moon, Samuel D ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrode location; Muscle access; Neck muscles; Normalization method

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GUIDELINES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; POSTURE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747851067     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.09.007     Document Type: Article

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