Evaluation of muscle activity and fatigue in extensor forearm muscles during isometric contractions

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 5824-5827

  Mananas M A ^a   Rojas, M ^a   Mandrile, F ^b   Chaler, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c Laboratory of Biomechanics   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue plots; Forearm extensor muscles; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; TENDONS;

CONDUCTION VELOCITY (CV); FATIGUE PLOTS; FOREARM EXTENSOR MUSCLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 33846911595     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1615813     Document Type: Conference Paper

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