Alternative methods of normalising EMG during running

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 579-586

  Albertus Kajee, Yumna ^a   Tucker, Ross ^a   Derman, Wayne ^a   Lamberts, Robert P ^a   Lambert, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Normalisation; Reliability; Repeatability; Running

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAXIMAL VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION METHOD; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PEAK RUNNING SPEED METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RUNNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPRINT METHOD; STANDARDIZATION; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959290167     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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