The reliability of surface EMG recorded from the pelvic floor muscles

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-96

  Auchincloss, Cindy C ^a   McLean, Linda ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EMG biofeedback; Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction; Pelvic floor muscles; Reliability; Stress urinary incontinence; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MECHANICAL PROBE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS FLOOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650232914     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.05.027     Document Type: Article

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