Frequency and conduction velocity analysis of the abductor pollicis brevis muscle during early fatigue

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-74

  Barandun, Marina ^a,b   von Tscharner, Vinzenz ^a   Meuli Simmen, Claudia ^c   Bowen, Vaughan ^a   Valderrabano, Victor ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Stadtspital Triemli   (Switzerland)

^c Kantonsspital Aarau   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; CTS; Dispersion; EMG; Fatigue; Hand; Mean frequency; Muscle fiber conduction velocity; Surface electromyogram

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; THUMB; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56049119916     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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