Surface EMG based muscle activity analysis for aerobic cyclist

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 34-42

  Balasubramanian, Venkatesh ^a   Jayaraman, Srinivasan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Aerobic cycling; Fitness training; Low back pain (LBP); Muscle fatigue; Surface electromyography (sEMG)

Indexed keywords

EID: 57949095160     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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