Synergists activation pattern of the quadriceps muscle differs when performing sustained isometric contractions with different EMG biofeedback

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 174, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 595-603

  Place, Nicolas ^a   Matkowski, Boris ^a   Martin, Alain ^a   Lepers, Romuald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

EMG; Evoked contraction; Fatigue; Knee extensors; Task failure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDURANCE; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KINEMATICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 33749368351     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0504-9     Document Type: Article

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