Correlations between short-time Fourier- and continuous wavelet transforms in the analysis of localized back and hip muscle fatigue during isometric contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 637-644

  Coorevits, Pascal ^a   Danneels, Lieven ^b   Cambier, Dirk ^b   Ramon, Herman ^c   Druyts, Hans ^c   Stefan Karlsson, J ^d   Moor, Georges De ^a   Vanderstraeten, Guy ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fourier; Isometric contraction; Median frequency; Muscle fatigue; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HIP; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE;

EID: 45849112825     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.01.006     Document Type: Article

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