Reliability of bloodflux measurements from the upper trapezius muscle during muscle contractions

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 497-503

  Røe, Cecilie ^a,b   Damsgård, Elin ^d   Knardahl, Stein ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Contraction; Isometric; Laser Doppler method; Muscle activity; Muscle pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPEREMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 38649087101     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0610-9     Document Type: Article

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