A bi-dimensional index for the selective assessment of myoelectric manifestations of peripheral and central muscle fatigue

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 851-863

  Mesin, Luca ^a   Cescon, Corrado ^a   Gazzoni, Marco ^a   Merletti, Roberto ^a   Rainoldi, Alberto ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Fractal dimension; Muscle fatigue; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDURANCE; ENTROPY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68949196040     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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