EMG activity is not elevated during exercise-related transient abdominal pain

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 569-574

  Morton, Darren P ^a   Callister, Robin ^b  

^a AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Electromyography; Exercise

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; NOISE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049132941     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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