Effect of electrocardiographic contamination on surface electromyography assessment of back muscles

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 145-156

  Hu, Yong ^a   Mak, Joseph N F ^a   Luk, Keith D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Back muscles; ECG artifacts; Low back pain; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; BACK; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE;

EID: 55749092103     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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