Cross-talk from adjacent muscle has a negligible effect on surface electromyographic activity of vastus intermedius muscle during isometric contraction

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Watanabe, Kohei ^a   Akima, Hiroshi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cooling; Median frequency; Quadriceps femoris; Surface electromyogram; Vastus intermedius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS INTERMEDIUS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THIGH;

EID: 67349146822     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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