A combined muscle model and wavelet approach to interpreting the surface EMG signals from maximal dynamic knee extensions

Journal of Applied Biomechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 62-72

  Forrester, Stephanie E ^a   Pain, Matthew T G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amplitude; Complex morlet; Isovelocity; Mean frequency; Quadriceps

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; PHASE SPACE METHODS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

AMPLITUDE; COMPLEX MORLET; ISOVELOCITY; MEAN FREQUENCY; QUADRICEPS;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETER; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MAXIMAL DYNAMIC KNEE EXTENSION; TORQUE;

EID: 76149113305     PISSN: 10658483     EISSN: 15432688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jab.26.1.62     Document Type: Article

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