Does local immersion in thermo-neutral bath influence surface EMG measurements? Results of an experimental trial

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Kalpakcioglu, Banu ^a   Candir, Fatma ^b   Bernateck, Michael ^b   Gutenbrunner, Christoph ^b   Fischer, Michael J ^b  

^a Haydarpasa Numune State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

EMG; Immersion; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; WATER IMMERSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350574827     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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