Comparison of EMG activity between maximal manual muscle testing and cybex maximal isometric testing of the quadriceps femoris

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-180

  Lin, Hui Ting ^a   Hsu, Ar Tyan ^b   Chang, Jia Hao ^c   Chien, Chi Sheng ^b,d   Chang, Guan Liang ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cybex maximal isometric testing; Electromyography; Manual muscle testing; Quadriceps femoris

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECORDING; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 40749118942     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60131-X     Document Type: Article

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