Torque-EMG-velocity relationship in female workers with chronic neck muscle pain

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2029-2035

  Andersen, Lars L ^a   Nielsen, Pernille K ^a   Søgaard, Karen ^b   Andersen, Christoffer H ^a   Skotte, Jørgen ^a   Sjøgaard, Gisela ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodex; Borg; Concentric; Dynamometer; Eccentric; Electromyography; EMG; Fatigue; Force velocity; Isokinetic; Isometric; Neck muscle pain; Neck pain; Pain; Perceived exertion; Static; Trapezius myalgia

Indexed keywords

DYNAMOMETERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; STATIC ANALYSIS;

FORCE VELOCITY; ISOKINETICS; ISOMETRICS; PERCEIVED EXERTION;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DYNAMOMETER; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; NECK MUSCLE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; TORQUE;

EID: 44649134533     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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