Surface electromyography applications;Aplicacions de l'electromiografia de superficieal esport

Apunts Medicina de l'Esport

Volumn 45, Issue 166, 2010, Pages 127-136

  Massó, Núria ^a   Rey, Ferran ^a   Romero, Dani ^a   Gual, Gabriel ^a   Costa, Lluis ^a   Germán, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Applications; Biomechanics; Electrophysiology; Fatigue; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERGONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; GAIT; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NEUROGRAPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY; SPORT;

EID: 77957316029     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18866581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apunts.2010.02.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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