Impact of varying pulse frequency and duration on muscle torque production and fatigue

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 504-509

  Gregory, Chris M ^a   Dixon, Warren ^a   Bickel, C Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Fatigue; Muscle; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 34047198960     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20710     Document Type: Article

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