Linearity and reliability of the mechanomyographic amplitude versus dynamic torque relationships for the superficial quadriceps femoris muscles

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 342-349

  Stock, Matthew S ^a   Beck, Travis W ^a   DeFreitas, Jason M ^a   Dillon, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Efficiency of electrical activity; Intraclass correlation coefficient; Mechanomyogram; Muscle sound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MECHANOMYOGRAPHIC AMPLITUDE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; MYOGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THIGH; TORQUE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MYOGRAPHY; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TORQUE;

EID: 77649135448     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21491     Document Type: Article

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