The non-linear relationship between muscle voluntary activation level and voluntary force measured by the interpolated twitch technique

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 796-807

  Huang, Yi Ming ^a   Hsu, Miao Ju ^b,c   Lin, Cheng Hsiang ^d   Wei, Shun Hwa ^e   Chang, Ya Ju ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Interpolated twitch technique; Logistic growth model; References; Superimposed electrical stimulation; Voluntary activation

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL MODELING; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; INTERPOLATED TWITCH TECHNIQUE; LOGISTIC GROWTH MODEL; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTIONS; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; REFERENCES; VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION;

NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES;

MUSCLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; VOLITION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953657616     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100100796     Document Type: Article

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