Piper rhythm of the electromyograms of the abductor pollicis brevis muscle during isometric contractions

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 184-189

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beta band; Carpal tunnel syndrome; EMG; Fatigue; Gamma band; Hand; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS MUSCLE; ADULT; ALPHA RHYTHM; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BETA RHYTHM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PIPER RHYTHM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHMICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

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

EID: 78651098372     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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