Further evaluation of an EMG technique for assessment of the deep cervical flexor muscles

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 621-628

  Falla, D ^a   Jull, G ^a   O'Leary, S ^a   Dall'Alba, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Electromyography; Longus capitis; Longus colli

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANTERIOR SCALENE MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAW MOVEMENT; JAW MUSCLE; JAW OPENING REFLEX; JOINT FUNCTION; LONGUS CAPITIS; LONGUS COLLI; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; NOSE MUCOSA; OROPHARYNX; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RECORDING; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SUPINE POSITION; SUPRAHYOID MUSCLE;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES; POSTURE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; ROTATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 33750610344     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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