Predicting maximum eccentric strength from surface EMG measurements

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1598-1603

  Pain, Matthew T G ^a   Forrester, Stephanie E ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Force velocity; Neural; Quadriceps; Tetanic; Voluntary contraction

Indexed keywords

FORCE-VELOCITY; NEURAL; QUADRICEPS; TETANIC; VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION;

DC MOTORS; DYNAMOMETERS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE; SHRINKAGE;

VELOCITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; NEURONS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 67651154140     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.04.037     Document Type: Article

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