Comparison of spectral and entropic measures for surface electromyography time series: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 599-609

  Sung, Paul S ^a   Zurcher, Ulrich ^a   Kaufman, Miron ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Complexity; Disability; Electromyography; Entropy; Fatigability; Fluctuations; Low back pain; Nonlinear time series; Time correlations

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; NONLINEAR TIME SERIES; TIME CORRELATIONS;

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; CORRELATION METHODS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; POWER SPECTRUM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SPECTROSCOPY; TIME;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34548095455     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.10.0132     Document Type: Article

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