Effects of electrical stimulation parameters on fatigue in skeletal muscle

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 684-692

  Gorgey, Ashraf S ^a,d   Black, Christopher D ^b   Elder, Christopher P ^c   Dudley, Gary A ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Frequency; NMES; Pulse duration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL RECRUITMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECRUITMENT, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349203832     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2009.3045     Document Type: Article

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