The reliability of surface electromyography to assess quadriceps fatigue during multi joint tasks in healthy and painful knees

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 172-180

  Callaghan, Michael J ^a   McCarthy, Christopher J ^a   Oldham, Jacqueline A ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anterior knee pain; EMG; Isometric contraction; Multi joint; Muscle fatigue; Osteoarthritis; Quadriceps; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 55749086963     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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