The effects of interelectrode distance over the innervation zone and normalization on the electromyographic amplitude and mean power frequency versus concentric, eccentric, and isometric torque relationships for the vastus lateralis muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-231

  Beck, Travis W ^a   Housh, Terry J ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^b   Weir, Joseph P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innervation zone; Interelectrode distance; Normalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TORQUE;

EID: 59149103111     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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