Single measurement reliability and reproducibility of volitional and magnetically-evoked indices of neuromuscular performance in adults

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1013-1023

  Minshull, C ^a   Gleeson, N P ^a,b   Eston, R G ^b   Bailey, A ^c   Rees, D ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c ROBERT JONES AND AGNES HUNT ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic stimulation; Neuromuscular performance; Reliability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FORCE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VOLITION;

EID: 68949192560     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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