Duration of differential activations is functionally related to fatigue prevention during low-level contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 241-245

  Holtermann, A ^a,b   Gronlund C ^c   Ingebrigtsen, J ^a   Karlsson, J S ^c   Roeleveld, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biceps brachii; Differential activation; Fatigue; High density surface EMG; Low force

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MYOELECTRICITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 74849084368     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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