Time and frequency domain responses of the mechanomyogram and electromyogram during isometric ramp contractions: A comparison of the short-time Fourier and continuous wavelet transforms

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-67

  Ryan, Eric D ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a   Egan, Alison D ^a   Hartman, Michael J ^a   Herda, Trent J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; MMG; Motor unit firing rate; Motor unit recruitment; Rate coding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE EXAMINATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BICYCLING; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGRAPHY; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE;

EID: 37848999049     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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