Differences in myoelectric manifestations of fatigue in sprinters and long distance runners

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 331-340

  Rainoldi, A ^a,b   Gazzoni, M ^b   Melchiorri, G ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Fiber type distribution; MUAP distribution; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBERS;

CONDUCTION VELOCITY; EMG SIGNAL; FIBER TYPE DISTRIBUTION; FIBER TYPES; MEAN FREQUENCY; MUAP DISTRIBUTION; RATE OF CHANGE; SURFACE EMG; TYPES DISTRIBUTIONS; VASTUS MEDIALIS OBLIQUUS;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; SPRINTER; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 41049104410     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/29/3/004     Document Type: Article

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