The assessment of back muscle capacity using intermittent static contractions. Part II: Validity and reliability of biomechanical correlates of muscle fatigue

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1020-1031

  Larivière, Christian ^a   Gravel, Denis ^b   Gagnon, Denis ^c   Arsenault, A Bertrand ^b  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute Robert Sauve   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Endurance; Impairment; Load sharing; Low back pain; Physiological tremor; Reliability; Steadiness; Strength; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE SPORT; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIOCOSTALIS LUMBORUM MUSCLE; LONGISSIMUS MUSCLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDING; STATIC EXERCISE; TREMOR; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; BACK; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 56249138325     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.03.011     Document Type: Review

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