Patterns of motor recruitment can be determined using surface EMG

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-207

  Wakeling, James M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibre type; Motor unit; Recurrent inhibition; Spectra; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 59149091625     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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