Reliability of EMG power-spectrum and amplitude of the semitendinosus and biceps femoris muscles during ramp isometric contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 351-358

  Kellis, Eleftherios ^a   Katis, Athanasios ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

ACL; Electromyography; EMG force; Hamstrings; Knee flexors; Knee joint; Knee stability; Muscle moment; Reliability; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 42949117042     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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