The effects of stimulation frequency and fatigue on the force-intensity relationship for human skeletal muscle

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1387-1396

  Chou, Li Wei ^a   Binder Macleod, Stuart A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Force intensity relationship; Functional electrical stimulation (FES); Quadriceps femoris muscles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248333829     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2007.02.028     Document Type: Article

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