Fatigue-related decrease in Piper rhythm frequency of the abductor pollicis brevis muscle during isometric contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 190-195

  von Tscharner, Vinzenz ^a   Barandun, Marina ^b   Stirling, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beta band; EMG; Gamma band; Hand; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS MUSCLE; ADULT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAMMA RHYTHM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PIPER RHYTHM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHMICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THUMB; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

EID: 78651071587     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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