Estimation of the distribution of intramuscular current during electrical stimulation of the quadriceps muscle

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-273

  Petrofsky, Jerrold ^a   Prowse, Michelle ^a   Bain, Melanie ^b   Ebilane, Elaine ^b   Suh, Hye Jin ^a   Batt, Jennifer ^b   Lawson, Daryl ^c   Hernandez, Viviana ^b   Abdo, Armia ^b   Yang, Tien Ning ^b   Mendoza, Enrique ^b   Collins, Kelly ^b   Laymon, Michael ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Exercise; Exertion; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NEEDLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECORDING; SKIN; WAVEFORM;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 42449096726     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0700-3     Document Type: Article

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