Force output during fatigue with progressively increasing stimulation frequency

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 426-433

  Griffin, L ^a   Jun, B G ^b   Covington, C ^a   Doucet, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; FES; M wave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THENAR;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43049127510     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.10.005     Document Type: Article

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