On the feasibility of obtaining multiple muscular maximal voluntary excitation levels from test exertions: A shoulder example

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 896-902

  Chopp, Jaclyn N ^a   Fischer, Steven L ^a   Dickerson, Clark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue; Maximum voluntary exertions; Normalization; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER JOINT; VOLITION;

EID: 77955174228     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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