Gender differences in spectral and entropic measures of erector spinae muscle fatigue

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1431-1440

  Sung, Paul S ^a   Zurcher, Ulrich ^b   Kaufman, Miron ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Entropy; Erector spinae; Fatigability; Gender; Low back pain; Median frequency; Muscle fatigue; Nonlinear time series; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ERECTOR SPINAE; FATIGABILITY; GENDER; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDIAN FREQUENCY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NONLINEAR TIME SERIES; REHABILITATION;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENTROPY; MEASUREMENTS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 65949109715     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.11.0196     Document Type: Article

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