Reproducibility of MUAP properties in array surface EMG recordings of the upper trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kallenberg, Laura A C ^a   Preece, Stephen ^b   Nester, Chris ^b   Hermens, Hermie J ^a,c  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agreement; Array surface EMG; Motor unit action potentials; Multi channel surface EMG; Neck shoulder muscles; Reliability; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER JOINT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350568750     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.11.012     Document Type: Article

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