The impact of localized fatigue on contralateral tremor and muscle activity is exacerbated by standing posture

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1211-1218

  Morrison, S ^a   Sosnoff, J J ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral; EMG; Fatigue; Posture; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ARM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; POSTURE; TREMOR; WRIST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957016342     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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